Argyresthia columbia
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| Species: | A. columbia
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| Argyresthia columbia Freeman, 1972[1]
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Argyresthia columbia is a moth of the Yponomeutidae family. It is found in Canada in south-eastern British Columbia and is possibly also present in Alberta.
The wingspan is 12–14 mm. The forewings are straw yellow and the hindwings are pale grey.[2] Adults are on wing from in June.
The larvae feed on Larix occidentalis.[3] They bore into the terminal twigs of their host plant.
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