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]
| Triclonella pergandeella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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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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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