Stephensia cunilae

Stephensia cunilae is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana.

Stephensia cunilae
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Stephensia
Species:
S. cunilae
Binomial name
Stephensia cunilae
Braun, 1930[1]

The wingspan is 6.5–7 mm. Adults are on wing in late June and July and again in September in two generations per year.

The larvae feed on Cunila origanoides.Adults of the second generation overwinter.[2]

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