Brenthia pavonacella
| Brenthia pavonacella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Choreutidae |
| Genus: | Brenthia |
| Species: | B. pavonacella
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| Binomial name | |
| Brenthia pavonacella Clemens, 1860
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Brenthia pavonacella, the peacock brenthia moth, is a moth of the family Choreutidae. It is found in North America, including Illinois, Maryland, Iowa, Oklahoma and South Carolina. It has also been recorded from Mexico.
The wingspan is about 9 mm. There are at least two generations per year in Illinois. Larvae can be found from early July to early September.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "microleps.org". microleps.org. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
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