Pyramidobela quinquecristata

Pyramidobela quinquecristata is a moth in the family Oecophoridae. It is found in the mountains around the margins of the Great Basin in North America.

Pyramidobela quinquecristata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Oecophoridae
Genus:
Pyramidobela
Species:
P. quinquecristata
Binomial name
Pyramidobela quinquecristata
(Braun, 1921)[1]
Synonyms
  • Enicostoma quinquecristata Braun, 1921

The length of the forewings is 8.2–9.2 mm (0.32–0.36 in). The ground color of the forewings is dark brown, longitudinally streaked with blackish and ochreous, varying in density and ill-defined except on the veins in the terminal area. The ground color of the hindwings is pale gray-brown, but slightly darker toward the apex. Adults are on wing in June (in British Columbia) and from August to early September (in California).[2]

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Penstemon species, including Penstemon confertus and Penstemon deustus.

References
  1. mothphotographersgroup
  2. Powell, Jerry (1973). "A Systematic Monograph of New World Ethmiid Moths (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea)". Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology (120). Retrieved 12 June 2020.


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