Pima albiplagiatella, the white-edged pima moth or beach pea borer, is a species of snout moth described by Alpheus Spring Packard in 1874. It is found in the south-western United States, as well as Colorado, Oregon, Washington,[1] Manitoba, New York and Pennsylvania.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Pima |
| Species: | P. albiplagiatella
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| Pima albiplagiatella (Packard, 1874)
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The wingspan is about 20 mm.[3] There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Astragalus species, including Astragalus allochrous, Astragalus thurberi and Astragalus wootonii, as well as Lathyrus species.
References
edit- ^ Systematics of immature phycitines (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)
- ^ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
- ^ Insects of Iowa
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