Family Argyresthiidae - Shiny Head-Standing Moths

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Food · Remarks · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

Shiny Head-Standing Moth - Argyresthia aureoargentella

Argyresthia goedartella – Bronze Alder Moth - Argyresthia calliphanes

Apple Fruit Moth - Argyresthia conjugella

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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)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

In the past, considered to be a subfamily of Yponomeutidae (Argyresthiinae).

Explanation of Names

Named for the type genus Argyresthia. Generic epithet Argyresthia is Greek meaning "silver dress." (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.

Remarks

Some of the information from this guide page was taken from another page created by Anita Gould and Mike Quinn.

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.	An accentuated list of the British Lepidoptera, with hints on the derivation of the names. Anonymous. 1858. The Entomological Societies of Oxford and Cambridge.

2.	American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico Ross H. Arnett. 2000. CRC Press.

Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 17 March, 2014 - 6:16pm
Additional contributions by Randy Hardy
Last updated 10 July, 2014 - 12:24pm

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