Cremastobombycia solidaginis

Cremastobombycia solidaginis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Ontario and Quebec in Canada, and Florida, Texas, Georgia, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Michigan in the United States.^[2][3]

Mine and cocoon

Cremastobombycia solidaginis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gracillariidae
Genus:	Cremastobombycia
Species:	C. solidaginis
Binomial name
Cremastobombycia solidaginis (Frey & Boll, 1876)[1]
Synonyms
Lithocolletis solidaginis Frey & Boll, 1876 Cremastobombycia solidaginia Ely, 1918 Cremastobombycia solidaginisella (Chambers, 1880)

The wingspan is 7–9 mm.

The larvae feed on Baccharis pilularis and Solidago species, including Solidago altissima, Solidago bicolor, Solidago caesia, Solidago canadensis, Solidago fistulosa, Solidago gigantea, Solidago patula and Solidago rugosa.