Heliozela aesella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Heliozelidae
Genus: Heliozela
Species:
H. aesella
Binomial name
Heliozela aesella
Chambers, 1877

Heliozela aesella is a moth of the family Heliozelidae. It was described by Vactor Tousey Chambers in 1877.[1] It is found in the United States, including Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, Ohio and Wisconsin[2] and Quebec in Canada.

Adults are on wing from late April to early May in one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Vitis species. Full-grown larvae cut out a case and drop to the ground. Pupation takes place within this case after overwintering. Larvae and galls can be found in late May.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Heliozela aesella​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  2. ↑ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
  3. ↑ Microleps.org


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