Argyresthia media

Argyresthia media
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Yponomeutidae
Genus: Argyresthia
Species: A. media
Binomial name
Argyresthia media
Braun, 1914[1]

Argyresthia media is a moth of the Yponomeutidae family. It is found in North America, including Ohio.

The wingspan is about 9 mm. The forewings are silvery white, the costal edge suffused with pale golden. There are dark bronzy brown markings. The hindwings are pale fuscous.[2]

Adults were captured in a clump of willow trees, on the trunk of one of which it was resting. The host plant is unknown.

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