Argyresthia freyella
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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. freyella
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| Binomial name | |
| Argyresthia freyella Walsingham, 1890
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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[edit]
- ^ "Moth Photographers Group – Argyresthia freyella – 2455". mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu.
- ^ "Revision Of The American Moths Of The Genus Argyresthia" (PDF).
- ^ Caterpillars On The Foliage Of Conifers In The Northeastern United States Archived October 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
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