Pima albiplagiatella explained

Pima albiplagiatella, the white-edged pima moth or beach pea borer, is a species of snout moth described by Alpheus Spring Packard in 1874. It is found in the south-western United States, as well as Colorado, Oregon, Washington,[1] Manitoba, New York and Pennsylvania.[2]

The wingspan is about 20 mm.[3] There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Astragalus species, including Astragalus allochrous, Astragalus thurberi and Astragalus wootonii, as well as Lathyrus species.

Notes and References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=O_zLgD24g54C&pg=PA34 Systematics of immature phycitines (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)
  2. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=5747 Moth Photographers Group
  3. http://www.insectsofiowa.com/Moths/families/64-14%20-%20pyralidae_phycitinae%205651-6041.htm Insects of Iowa