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Machimia tentoriferella

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Machimia tentoriferella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Machimia
Species:
M. tentoriferella
Binomial name
Machimia tentoriferella
Clemens, 1860
Synonyms
  • Depressaria confertella Walker, 1864
  • Depressaria fernaldella Chambers, 1878

The gold-striped leaftier moth (Machimia tentoriferella) is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in North America from Nova Scotia to North Carolina and Tennessee, west to Mississippi and Iowa, north to Ontario.

The binomial name tentoriferella refers to Latin tentorium (meaning "a tent"), this probably is a reference to the rolled or tied leaf enclosure made by the larva.

The wingspan is 20–26 mm. Adults fly from September to October depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Fraxinus americana and Fraxinus nigra. Other recorded food plants include birch, elm, maple, oak, basswood, butternut, cherry, beech, hickory, balsam poplar, chestnut, hazel, apple, lilac and dogwood.

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