Argyresthia laricella | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Argyresthiidae |
Genus: | Argyresthia |
Species: | A. laricella
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Binomial name | |
Argyresthia laricella
Kearfott, 1908
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Argyresthia laricella, the larch shoot moth, is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. The species was first described by William D. Kearfott in 1908. [1] It is found in Canada, including north-western Ontario, Nova Scotia, south-eastern Manitoba, Saskatchewan, western Alberta and southern British Columbia.
The wingspan is 11–12 mm. [2] Adults are on wing from the end of June to mid-July.
The larvae feed on Larix species (including L. decidua, L. kaempferi, L. laricina and L. occidentalis) and Picea glauca. [3]
Argyresthia laricella | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Argyresthiidae |
Genus: | Argyresthia |
Species: | A. laricella
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Binomial name | |
Argyresthia laricella
Kearfott, 1908
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Argyresthia laricella, the larch shoot moth, is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. The species was first described by William D. Kearfott in 1908. [1] It is found in Canada, including north-western Ontario, Nova Scotia, south-eastern Manitoba, Saskatchewan, western Alberta and southern British Columbia.
The wingspan is 11–12 mm. [2] Adults are on wing from the end of June to mid-July.
The larvae feed on Larix species (including L. decidua, L. kaempferi, L. laricina and L. occidentalis) and Picea glauca. [3]