Argyresthia quadristrigella explained

Argyresthia quadristrigella is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in North America, including Ohio, Oklahoma[1] and Texas.

The wingspan is about 10 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Juniperus virginiana.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=2475 mothphotographersgroup
  2. http://si-pddr.si.edu/dspace/bitstream/10088/13945/1/USNMP-32_1506_1907.pdf Revision Of The American Moths Of The Genus Argyresthia
  3. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/research/projects/hostplants/search/detail.dsml?PK_MainID=139237&PSpeciesqtype=starts+with&PFamilyqtype=starts+with&Species=quadristrigella&sort=Family&Familyqtype=starts+with&Speciesqtype=starts+with&Genusqtype=starts+with&PGenusqtype=starts+with&beginIndex=1&listPageURL=list.dsml%3fPSpeciesqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26PFamilyqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26Species%3dquadristrigella%26sort%3dFamily%26Familyqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26Speciesqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26Genusqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26PGenusqtype%3dstarts%2bwith&searchPageURL=index.dsml%3fSpecies%3dquadristrigella%26Genusqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26Familyqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26PFamilyqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26PGenusqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26sort%3dFamily%26PSpeciesqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26Speciesqtype%3dstarts%2bwith HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants