Oidaematophorus balsamorrhizae
Oidaematophorus balsamorrhizae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pterophoridae |
Genus: | Oidaematophorus |
Species: | O. balsamorrhizae |
Binomial name | |
Oidaematophorus balsamorrhizae McDunnough, 1939[1] | |
Oidaematophorus balsamorrhizae is a moth of the Pterophoridae family that is found in North America, including California, Alberta, British Columbia and Washington.
The wingspan is 23–25 millimetres (0.91–0.98 in). The forewings are light ochreous-fawn, paling to ochreous in the second lobe. The fringes are of the same colour, but are mixed with light smoky. The hindwings are deep smoky with somewhat lighter fringes.[2]
The larvae feed on Balsamorhiza species.[3]
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