Argyresthia luteella is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in the western United States, where it has been recorded from Colorado.
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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. luteella
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| Argyresthia luteella (Chambers, 1875)
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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]
References
edit- ^ Revision of the genus Philonome Chambers and its proposed reassignment to the family Tineidae (Lepidoptera, Tineoidea)
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