Choristoneura argentifasciata
Choristoneura argentifasciata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Choristoneura |
Species: | C. argentifasciata |
Binomial name | |
Choristoneura argentifasciata Heppner, 1989[1] | |
Choristoneura argentifasciata is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas.[2]
The length of the forewings is 6–7 mm for males and 7.4-8.2 mm for females. The forewings are orange with brown to dark brown scales bordering silver-white markings. The hinwings are brown with orange near the apex.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from March to August.
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