Argyresthia columbia

Argyresthia columbia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Argyresthiidae
Genus: Argyresthia
Species:
A. columbia
Binomial name
Argyresthia columbia
Freeman, 1972

Argyresthia columbia is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae first described by Thomas Nesbitt Freeman in 1972.[1] It is found in Canada in south-eastern British Columbia and is possibly also present in Alberta.

The wingspan is 12–14 mm.[2] Adults are on wing from in June.

The larvae feed on Larix occidentalis.[3] They bore into the terminal twigs of their host plant.

References

  1. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  2. ^ "Species Page - Argyresthia columbia". Entomology Collection. University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Archived from the original on November 3, 2019.
  3. ^ HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants


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