Choreutis carduiella

Tebenna carduiella

Tebenna carduiella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Choreutidae
Genus:	Tebenna
Species:	T. carduiella
Binomial name
Tebenna carduiella (Kearfott, 1902)
Synonyms
Choreutis carduiella Kearfott, 1902

Tebenna carduiella is a moth of the Choreutidae family. It is found from New Jersey to Florida and west to Texas.

The wingspan is about 13 mm.

The larvae feed on Cirsium species. They bore the stems of their host plant.

References

External links

• mothphotographersgroup

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