''Cecidoses eremita'' is a

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of the family Cecidosidae. It was described by John Curtis in 1835. It is found in

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, including

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and

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. The larvae feed on '' Schinus dependens''. They create

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s.Wille, Johanes (March 1926
"Cecidoses Eremita Curt. Und Ihre Galle an Schinus Dependens Ortega"
''Zeitschrift für Morphologie und Ökologie der Tiere''. 7(1–2): 1–101.

References

Moths described in 1835 Cecidosidae {{Incurvarioidea-stub