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Argyresthia pygmaeella
Argyresthia pygmaeella is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. The species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775 from a specimen found near Vienna, Austria
From the article Argyresthia pygmaeella on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The wingspan is 11–14 mm. Forewings are white, with golden or brown markings, while hind wings are grey. Legs and antennae are white. Meyrick- Head and thorax ochreous-whitish, patagia golden. Forewings shining golden whitish; a dorsal spot at 1/3 connected with base by a streak along fold, an outwardly oblique streak from middle of dorsum, and a tornal spot shining golden. Hindwings grey. They fly in a single generation from May to August, depending on location.
Range & habitat
In North America these moths mainly live in mountainous areas, but are also present in prairies with the host plants.
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 214143.