Argyresthia flexilis is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae first described by Hugh Avery Freeman in 1960.[1] It is found in the United States in northern Montana and probably the adjacent parts of Canada.
Argyresthia flexilis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Argyresthiidae |
Genus: | Argyresthia |
Species: | A. flexilis
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Binomial name | |
Argyresthia flexilis Freeman, 1960
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The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are yellowish white and the hindwings are smoky. Adults are on wing in late June.[2]
The larvae feed on Pinus flexilis.[3]
References
edit- ^ mothphotographersgroup
- ^ "Species Page - Argyresthia flexilis". 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