Triclonella pergandeella
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
Genus: | Triclonella |
Species: | T. pergandeella
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Binomial name | |
Triclonella pergandeella Busck, [1901]
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Triclonella pergandeella, the sweetclover root borer moth, is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from the District of Columbia, from Arkansas to Florida, Louisiana and Texas.[1][2]
The wingspan is about 14 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from March to October.
The larvae feed on Lespedeza and Clitoria species. Full-grown larvae reach a length of about 12 mm. The head is yellow.[3]
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