Argyresthia aureoargentella

Argyresthia aureoargentella is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in North America, including Ontario and Quebec.[1]

Argyresthia aureoargentella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Argyresthiidae
Genus: Argyresthia
Species:
A. aureoargentella
Binomial name
Argyresthia aureoargentella
Brower, 1953

Adults are whitish. They are on wing from early June to late July. There is one generation per year.[2]

The larvae feed on Thuja occidentalis. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Pupation takes place in a whitish, spindle-shaped cocoon that is located outside the mine on the foliage.[3]

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