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Argyresthia luteella

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Species of moth

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

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

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.

References

  1. Revision of the genus Philonome Chambers and its proposed reassignment to the family Tineidae (Lepidoptera, Tineoidea) This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 3.0 license.
Taxon identifiers
Argyresthia luteella


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