Biology:Amydria effrentella
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Short description: Species of moth
Amydria effrentella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tineidae |
Genus: | Amydria |
Species: | A. effrentella
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Binomial name | |
Amydria effrentella Clemens, 1859[1]
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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
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amydria effrentella.
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