Argyresthia mariana
Appearance
Graybanded leafroller | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Argyresthiidae |
Genus: | Argyresthia |
Species: | A. mariana
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Binomial name | |
Argyresthia mariana Freeman, 1972
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Argyresthia mariana, the graybanded leafroller, is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. The species was first described by Thomas Nesbitt Freeman in 1972.[1] It is found in Canada in northern Ontario and possibly Alberta.
The wingspan is 7-8.5 mm.[2] Adults are on wing from mid to late June.
The larvae feed on Picea mariana.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ mothphotographersgroup
- ^ "Species Page - Argyresthia mariana". Entomology Collection. University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Archived from the original on November 3, 2019.
- ^ HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants