Argyresthia columbia
Argyresthia columbia | |
---|---|
Scientific classification ![]() | |
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[]
- ^ mothphotographersgroup
- ^ "Species Page - Argyresthia columbia". Entomology Collection. University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Archived from the original on November 3, 2019.
- ^ HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
Categories:
- Moths described in 1972
- Argyresthia
- Moths of North America
- Yponomeutidae stubs