Argyresthia furcatella is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in North America, including Colorado.
| Argyresthia furcatella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Argyresthiidae |
| Genus: | Argyresthia |
| Species: | A. furcatella
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| Binomial name | |
| Argyresthia furcatella | |
The wingspan is 12–13 mm. The forewings are white, sprinkled with dark brown transverse reticulations especially toward the apex. From the middle of the dorsum runs an ill-defined outwardly oblique, dark brown fascia to beyond the end of the cell. There is a small round dark brown spot on the fold between this and the base and a series of dark brown marginal spots begin on the middle of the costa and reach round to the tornus. The hindwings are ochreous fuscous.[2]
The larvae feed on Quercus species.[3] The species was reared from a cynipid gall on oak.
References
edit- ^ mothphotographersgroup
- ^ Descriptions of new North American Microlepidoptera
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
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