Argyresthia columbia is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae first described by Thomas Nesbitt Freeman in 1972.[1] It is found in Canada in south-eastern British Columbia and is possibly also present in Alberta.
| Argyresthia columbia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Argyresthiidae |
| Genus: | Argyresthia |
| Species: | A. columbia
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| Binomial name | |
| Argyresthia columbia Freeman, 1972
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The wingspan is 12–14 mm. The forewings are straw yellow and the hindwings are pale grey.[2] Adults are on wing from in June.
The larvae feed on Larix occidentalis.[3] They bore into the terminal twigs of their host plant.
References edit
- ^ mothphotographersgroup
- ^ "Species Page - Argyresthia columbia". 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
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