Argyresthia pseudotsuga
Argyresthia pseudotsuga | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Argyresthiidae |
Genus: | Argyresthia |
Species: | A. pseudotsuga
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Binomial name | |
Argyresthia pseudotsuga Freeman, 1972[1]
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Argyresthia pseudotsuga is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in North America, including Washington.
Adults emerge in April.
The larvae feed on Pseudotsuga menziesii.[2] They mine the twigs and tips of their host plant. The larvae enter the twigs at a node mining in a spiral pattern around the new wood, or directly into the wood. They continue feeding until late fall when they move to the base of the twig and construct a pupal chamber. Pupation takes place around the end of January.[3]
References[]
Categories:
- Moths described in 1972
- Argyresthia
- Moths of North America
- Yponomeutidae stubs