Gonioterma mistrella
| Gonioterma mistrella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Oecophoridae |
| Genus: | Gonioterma |
| Species: | G. mistrella |
| Binomial name | |
| Gonioterma mistrella (Busck, 1907) | |
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Gonioterma mistrella is a moth of the Oecophoridae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Illinois, Texas, Kansas, Pennsylvania, New Mexico, Manitoba and Mexico.[1]
The wingspan is 20-23 mm. Adults are mainly on wing from May to October.
The larvae feed on Phleum pratense.[2] The larvae are pink with a dark dorsal stripe and a chestnut head.[3]
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