Biology:Argyresthia columbia

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Short description: Species of moth

Argyresthia columbia
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Argyresthiidae
Genus: Argyresthia
Species:
A. columbia
Binomial name
Argyresthia columbia
Freeman, 1972

Argyresthia columbia is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae first described by Thomas Nesbitt Freeman in 1972.[1] It is found in Canada in south-eastern British Columbia and is possibly also present in Alberta.

The wingspan is 12–14 mm. The forewings are straw yellow and the hindwings are pale grey.[2] Adults are on wing from in June.

The larvae feed on Larix occidentalis.[3] They bore into the terminal twigs of their host plant.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q4789897 entry