Argyresthia media

Argyresthia media is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in North America, including Ohio.

Argyresthia media
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Argyresthiidae
Genus: Argyresthia
Species:
A. media
Binomial name
Argyresthia media
Braun, 1914[1]

The wingspan is about 9 mm. The forewings are silvery white, the costal edge suffused with pale golden. There are dark bronzy brown markings. The hindwings are pale fuscous.[2]

Adults were captured in a clump of willow trees, on the trunk of one of which it was resting. The host plant is unknown.

References
  1. mothphotographersgroup
  2. Notes on North American Tineina, with descriptions of new species


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