Argyresthia media
Argyresthia media | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Argyresthiidae |
Genus: | Argyresthia |
Species: | A. media
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Binomial name | |
Argyresthia media Braun, 1914[1]
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Argyresthia media is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in North America, including Ohio.
The wingspan is about 9 mm. The forewings are silvery white, the costal edge suffused with pale golden. There are dark bronzy brown markings. The hindwings are pale fuscous.[2]
Adults were captured in a clump of willow trees, on the trunk of one of which it was resting. The host plant is unknown.
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Categories:
- Moths described in 1914
- Argyresthia
- Moths of North America
- Yponomeutidae stubs