Argyresthia luteella is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in the western United States, where it has been recorded from Colorado.

Argyresthia luteella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Argyresthiidae
Genus: Argyresthia
Species:
A. luteella
Binomial name
Argyresthia luteella
(Chambers, 1875)
Synonyms
  • Eurynome luteella Chambers, 1875
  • Busckia luteella
  • Philonome luteella

The length of the forewings is about 3.4 mm. The forewings are lustrous yellowish white with the basal and apical areas yellowish orange. The antemedian, postmedian and subterminal fasciae are yellowish orange, oblique and indistinctly outlined. The hindwings are lustrous yellowish white.[1]

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