Sallow Argent

Argyresthia pygmaeella

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Argyresthiidae

Argyresthia pygmaeella is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. The species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775 from a specimen found near Vienna, Austria Description The wingspan is 11–14 mm. Forewings are white, with golden or brown markings, while hind wings are grey.

Distribution

Sallow Argent — (c) Doug Macaulay, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United Kingdom · 5Germany · 4

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Doug Macaulay, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY DescriptionArgyresthia pygmaeella, Wikipedia contributors

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