| Moths of North Dakota |
Elachistidae: Depressariinae |
Exaeretia gracilis (Walsingham 1889)
| Common name: listed here as ‘Ambrosia seed moth.’
Hodges #: 902 under Depressariodes. Identification: Rfw 7.95 mm, fw with Rs4 terminating at apex, stalked as Rs3+4, CuA 1+2 stalked, proboscis scaled at base, basal area of fw brown. Similar species: 1515, 3684, 3693. Distribution: central and western U. S. Hosts: larvae are seed borers in Ambrosia psilostachya D. C.– Western ragweed and Helianthus annuus L.– Sunflower.
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ND, Cass Co., Fargo. 18- VIII- 1964.
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