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Species Argyresthia calliphanes - Hodges#2444

Representative Images

Bronze Alder - Argyresthia calliphanes Bronze Alder Moth - Argyresthia calliphanes Shiny Head-Standing Moth - Argyresthia calliphanes bronze alder moth - Argyresthia calliphanes 2457 Bronze Alder Moth - Argyresthia calliphanes Pennsylvania Moth - Argyresthia calliphanes Argyresthia calliphanes? or A. goedartella? - Argyresthia calliphanes Bronze Alder Moth - Argyresthia calliphanes
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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 calliphanes (Argyresthia calliphanes - Hodges#2444)

Hodges Number

2444

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

• Argyresthia calliphanes Meyrick, 1913

Identification

Typically white head and thorax. Possible a species complex of several cryptic species.

Range

Throughout US and Canada.
Type locality: Toronto, ON.

See Also

Bronze Alder Moth (Argyresthia goedartella Linnaeus, 1758), head and thorax golden. This Eurasian species, apparently restricted in North America to Alaska, has historically been confused with A. calliphanes.

Print References

Meyrick, E., 1912-1916. Exotic Microlepidoptera, 1(1-20): 135.

Internet References

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Contributed by Will Chatfield-Taylor on 21 July, 2006 - 7:23pm
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz, Robin McLeod, Blocky
Last updated 2 August, 2022 - 2:47pm

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