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Argyresthia aureoargentella

Wikipedia Abstract

Argyresthia aureoargentella is a moth of the Yponomeutidae family. It is found in North America, including Ontario and Quebec. Adults are whitish. They are on wing from early June to late July. There is one generation per year. 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.
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Prey / Diet

Thuja occidentalis (Eastern White-cedar)[1]

External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0