Argyresthia freyella
| Argyresthia freyella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Yponomeutidae |
| Genus: | Argyresthia |
| Species: | A. freyella |
| Binomial name | |
| Argyresthia freyella Walsingham, 1890 | |
Argyresthia freyella is a moth of the Yponomeutidae family. It is found in North America, including Arkansas, British Columbia, Kentucky, Minnesota Mississippi, New York, Ohio, Tennessee,[1] Texas and Missouri.
The wingspan is about 8–9 mm. The forewings are golden yellow, mottled with silver-white. The hindwings are pale ochreous fuscous.[2]
The larvae feed on Juniperus virginiana. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The larvae are green. Pupation takes place in a whitish spindle-shaped cocoon with brown spotting which is attached to the outside surface of the foliage included in the web.[3]