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Duospina trichella

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Duospina trichella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Batrachedridae
Genus: Duospina
Species:
D. trichella
Binomial name
Duospina trichella
(Busck, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Batrachedra trichella Busck, 1908[1]
  • Batrachedra concors Meyrick 1917

Duospina trichella is a moth in the family Batrachedridae. It was described by August Busck in 1908. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Ohio, Quebec and West Virginia.

The wingspan is about 13 mm (about 0,5 inches). Adults have been recorded on wing in March and from June to September.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Busck, A. (1908). "Descriptions of some new microlepidoptera from Pennsylvania". The Canadian Entomologist. 40: 193–196 [196].
  2. ^ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
  3. ^ microleps.org