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Subfamily Argyresthiinae - Shiny Head-Standing Moths

Cherry Shoot Borer - Argyresthia oreasella honey comb micro - Argyresthia alternatella small moth - Argyresthia thuiella micro moth - Argyresthia thuiella moth - Argyresthia Cherry Shoot Borer - Argyresthia oreasella 2467 Argyresthia oreasella (Cherry Shoot Borer Moth) - Argyresthia oreasella Tiny Gold and White Moth - Argyresthia calliphanes? - Argyresthia
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
No Taxon (Moths)
Superfamily Yponomeutoidea
Family Yponomeutidae (Ermine Moths)
Subfamily Argyresthiinae (Shiny Head-Standing Moths)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
All-Leps and others consider Argyresthiinae to be a subfamily. Others consider it to be a family.
Explanation of Names
argyr is Greek for silver (1)
Numbers
All 52 spp in the family, north of Mexico, are in the genus Argyresthia per Arnett (1985) (2)
Food
Larvae are miners of woody plants, mainly conifers, although a few angiosperms also are recorded, e.g., apple, Malus (Rosaceae). Larvae of some argyresthiid species occur in large enough numbers that they are considered pests.
Print References
Busck, A. 1907. Revision of the American moths of the genus Argyresthia. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 32: 5-24.
Internet References
Family Argyresthiidae - Microleps.org
Images of Genus Argyresthia - All-Leps
Argyresthiidae - MPG
Works Cited
1.Dictionary of Word Roots and Combining Forms
By Donald J. Borror
2.American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico
By Ross H. Arnett
Contributed by Anita Gould on 17 February, 2006 - 12:31pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 6 February, 2009 - 2:39pm

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