Argyresthia annettella: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Argyresthiidae
Genus
Argyresthia
Species
Argyresthia annettella
Scientific Name
Argyresthia annettella

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Argyresthia annettella

Argyresthia annettella is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in North America, including Ohio, Ontario and Quebec.

The wingspan is about 9 mm. The forewings are silvery white with a pale golden crooked fascia from the base of the costa to the basal third of the dorsal edge. There is a broad golden fascia on the middle of the wing. There is also an irregular inwardly curved golden fascia slightly furcate at the costal edge and at the apical third. This is preceded by a golden costal streak. The hindwings are light golden fuscous.

The larvae feed on Juniperus communis. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The larvae are green. Pupation takes in an open-mesh cocoon outside the mine on the foliage.

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Argyresthia annettella
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Argyresthia annettella
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Argyresthia annettella
©Tom Murray, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

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