Argyresthia calliphanes Meyrick, 1913 is a animal in the Argyresthiidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Argyresthia calliphanes Meyrick, 1913

Argyresthia calliphanes Meyrick, 1913

Argyresthia calliphanes is a North American Yponomeutidae moth whose larvae feed on Alnus species, with a 13–14 mm wingspan.

Genus
Argyresthia
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Argyresthia calliphanes Meyrick, 1913

Argyresthia calliphanes is a moth species in the family Yponomeutidae, first described by Edward Meyrick in 1913. In Canada, this moth has been recorded from Ontario to British Columbia, and there are unconfirmed records of it occurring in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. In the United States, its range extends from New York to California. This species has a wingspan of 13 to 14 millimeters. Adult Argyresthia calliphanes are active on the wing between June and August each year. The larvae of this moth feed on plants from the genus Alnus.

Photo: (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Ken-ichi Ueda · cc-by

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Argyresthiidae Argyresthia

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