Species Argyresthia canadensis - Hodges#2445

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Range · Season · Food · Life Cycle · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

Another Phyllonorycter sp. - Argyresthia canadensis

An Argyresthia sp. - Argyresthia canadensis

Pennsylvania Moth - Argyresthia canadensis

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Yponomeutoidea (Ermine Moths and kin)

Family Argyresthiidae (Shiny Head-Standing Moths)

Genus Argyresthia

Species canadensis (Argyresthia canadensis - Hodges#2445)

Hodges Number

2445

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Argyresthia canadensis Freeman, 1972

* phylogenetic sequence #076350

Size

Larva to 7 mm. (1)

Range

A few records from southern Ontario, southern Quebec, and New York. (2)

Season

Mature caterpillars present from April to June. (1)

Food

Larva mine in northern white-cedar, also known as arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis, Cupressaceae). (1)

Life Cycle

Overwinter in their leaf mines as nearly full-grown larvae. (1)

Print References

Maier, C.T., C.R. Lemmon, J.M. Fengler, D.F. Schweitzer, R.C. Reardon 2011. Caterpillars on the Foliage of Conifers in the Northeastern United States (Revised). USDA FHTET-2011-07: 20 (20Mb PDF) (1)

Freeman, T.N. 1972. The coniferous feeding species of Argyresthia in Canada (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae). The Canadian Entomologist 104(5): 687-697 (abstract)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group

Works Cited

1.	Caterpillars on the Foliage of Conifers in the Northeastern United States (Revised). Chris T. Maier, Carol R. Lemmon, Jeff. M. Fengler, Dale F. Schweitzer. Richard, C. Reardon. 2011. USDA FHTET-2011-07: 1-153.

2.	North American Moth Photographers Group

Contributed by Tim Loh on 28 August, 2009 - 4:27pm
Additional contributions by Randy Hardy
Last updated 13 May, 2013 - 12:02am

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