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Argyresthia lustralis

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Argyresthia lustralis
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A. lustralis
Binomial name
Argyresthia lustralis
Meyrick, 1911

Argyresthia lustralis is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in the Seychelles (Mahé and Silhouette islands).[1]

The wingspan is 9–11 mm. The head, palpi and thorax are white, shoulders narrowly brownish. The forewings are brownish strigulated with blackish, with a broad snow-white streak occupying the dorsal half of the wing. Hindwings are grey.[2]

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