Triclonella pergandeella

Triclonella pergandeella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Triclonella
Species: T. pergandeella
Binomial name
Triclonella pergandeella
Busck, [1901]

Triclonella pergandeella, the sweetclover root borer moth, is a moth in the Cosmopterigidae family. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from the District of Columbia, from Arkansas to Florida, Louisiana and Texas.[1][2]

The wingspan is about 14 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from March to October.

The larvae feed on Lespedeza and Clitoria species. They tie two leaves together, forming a shelter from which feeding takes place. Full-grown larvae reach a length of about 12 mm. They have a black body with short white hairs and yellow spots and smaller dots. The head is yellow. The species overwinters as an adult.[3]

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