Argyresthia luteella

Argyresthia luteella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Yponomeutidae
Genus: Argyresthia
Species: A. luteella
Binomial name
Argyresthia luteella
(Chambers, 1875)
Synonyms
  • Eurynome luteella Chambers, 1875
  • Busckia luteella
  • Philonome luteella

Argyresthia luteella is a moth of the Yponomeutidae family. It is found in the western United States, where it has been recorded from Colorado.

The length of the forewings is about 3.4 mm. The forewings are lustrous yellowish white with the basal and apical areas yellowish orange. The antemedian, postmedian and subterminal fasciae are yellowish orange, oblique and indistinctly outlined. The hindwings are lustrous yellowish white.[1]

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