Recurvaria francisca explained

Recurvaria francisca is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California.^{[1] [2]}

The larvae feed on Ceanothus thyrsiflorus.^[3]

Notes and References

1. http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/gelechiidae/gelechiinae/recurvaria/ Recurvaria at funet
2. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=1782 mothphotographersgroup
3. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/research/projects/hostplants/search/detail.dsml?PK_MainID=12322&PSpeciesqtype=starts+with&PSpecies=thyrsiflorus&PGenus=Ceanothus&PFamilyqtype=starts+with&sort=Family&Familyqtype=starts+with&Speciesqtype=starts+with&Genusqtype=starts+with&PGenusqtype=equals&beginIndex=9&listPageURL=list.dsml%3fPSpeciesqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26PSpecies%3dthyrsiflorus%26PGenus%3dCeanothus%26PFamilyqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26sort%3dFamily%26Familyqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26Speciesqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26Genusqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26PGenusqtype%3dequals&searchPageURL=index.dsml%3fPSpeciesqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26PSpecies%3dthyrsiflorus%26PGenus%3dCeanothus%26PFamilyqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26sort%3dFamily%26Familyqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26beginIndex%3d3%26Speciesqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26Genusqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26PGenusqtype%3dequals HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants