Aetole extraneella (Walsingham, 1881)

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Family: Heliodinidae

Subfamily:

Identification: FW bright vermillion, its silvery spots small and restricted to the costal and dorsal margins.

Wing Span: 0.56-0.84 cm

Life History:

Flight: bivoltine more abundant in fall in CA.

Caterpillar Hosts: The larvae are leaf miners and bore into immature pods of Clarkia and several species of Epilobium particularly E.(Zauschneria) canum . It has been recorded from Gaura in Utah.

Adult Food: various flowers especially Aseraceae.

Habitat:

Range: California and southern British Columbia. There is an unconfirmed record from Utah.

Conservation:

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Management Needs:

Taxonomy Notes: None.

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