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Argyresthia mariana

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Graybanded leafroller
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Argyresthiidae
Genus: Argyresthia
Species:
A. mariana
Binomial name
Argyresthia mariana
Freeman, 1972

Argyresthia mariana, the graybanded leafroller, is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. The species was first described by Thomas Nesbitt Freeman in 1972.[1] It is found in Canada in northern Ontario and possibly Alberta.

The wingspan is 7-8.5 mm.[2] Adults are on wing from mid to late June.

The larvae feed on Picea mariana.[3]

References

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  1. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  2. ^ "Species Page - Argyresthia mariana". Entomology Collection. University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Archived from the original on November 3, 2019.
  3. ^ HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants