Biology:Argyresthia montella

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Short description: Species of moth

Argyresthia montella
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Argyresthiidae
Genus: Argyresthia
Species:
A. montella
Binomial name
Argyresthia montella
Chambers, 1877[1]

Argyresthia montella is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in North America, including Colorado.

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are fuscous, the apical portion indistinctly dusted with white, and with indistinct short white streaks before the apex. The dorsal margin is white up to the fold, and very faintly dusted. The hindwings are pale greyish.[2]

Adults have been recorded among scrub-oaks in July.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q4789917 entry