Walshia miscecolorella: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Cosmopterigidae
- Genus
- Walshia
- Species
- Walshia miscecolorella
- Scientific Name
- Walshia miscecolorella
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Walshia miscecolorella
Walshia miscecolorella, the sweetclover root borer moth, is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Vactor Tousey Chambers in 1875. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from southern Canada south to Florida and Texas.
The wingspan is about 9.4-18.6 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing year round.
The larvae feed on Lupinus arboreus, Lupinus chamissonis, Astragalus, Arachis, Melilotus and Cirsium vulgare.
...Walshia miscecolorella in languages:
- English
- Sweet Clover Root Borer
- English
- Sweet Clover Root Borer Moth
- English
- Sweetclover Root Borer
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