Aproaerema palpilineella
(Chambers, 1875)
Aproaerema palpilineella is a small in the Gelechiidae, described by V.T. Chambers in 1875. It occurs across eastern and central North America from Ontario and Quebec south to Texas and Louisiana. The was formerly classified in the Syncopacma. Larvae feed on leguminous plants including clovers and crown vetch.
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Distribution
Eastern and central North America: recorded from Ontario, Quebec, Maine, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.
Diet
Larvae feed on Trifolium (clovers) and Coronilla varia (crown vetch). feeding habits are not documented.
Host Associations
- Trifolium - larval food plant of clovers
- Coronilla varia - larval food plantcrown vetch
Similar Taxa
- Syncopacma speciesFormerly classified in this ; requires examination of genitalia or molecular data for separation from related Aproaerema .
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Taxonomic history
Originally described as Gelechia palpilineella by Chambers in 1875. Subsequently transferred to Syncopacma, then to Aproaerema.