Biology:Amydria effrentella

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Short description: Species of moth

Amydria effrentella
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tineidae
Genus: Amydria
Species:
A. effrentella
Binomial name
Amydria effrentella
Clemens, 1859[1]
Synonyms
  • Amydria effrenatella Stainton, 1872
  • Amydria coloradella Dietz, 1905

Amydria effrentella is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. It is found in North America, including Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California , Georgia, Illinois, Indiana , Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts , Minnesota, Mississippi, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Quebec, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Tennessee , Utah, West Virginia and Wisconsin.[2]

The wingspan is about 24 mm. The forewings are mottled and there is a dark patch at the end of the discal cell.[3]

The larvae are probably subsoil root feeders or detritivores.

References


Wikidata ☰ Q4749493 entry