Argyresthia freyella

Argyresthia freyella
Wing
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Yponomeutidae
Genus: Argyresthia
Species: A. freyella
Binomial name
Argyresthia freyella
Walsingham, 1890

Argyresthia freyella is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in North America, including Arkansas, British Columbia, Kentucky, Minnesota, Mississippi, New York, Ohio, Tennessee,[1] Texas and Missouri.

The wingspan is about 8–9 mm. The forewings are golden yellow, mottled with silver-white. The hindwings are pale ochreous fuscous.[2]

The larvae feed on Juniperus virginiana. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The larvae are green. Pupation takes place in a whitish spindle-shaped cocoon with brown spotting which is attached to the outside surface of the foliage included in the web.[3]

References

  1. ↑ mothphotographersgroup
  2. ↑ Revision Of The American Moths Of The Genus Argyresthia
  3. ↑ Caterpillars On The Foliage Of Conifers In The Northeastern United States Archived October 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.


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