Actrix nyssaecolella
| Actrix nyssaecolella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Actrix |
| Species: | A. nyssaecolella |
| Binomial name | |
| Actrix nyssaecolella (Dyar, 1904)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Actrix nyssaecolella, the Tupelo leaffolder moth, is a species of moth of the family Pyralidae. It is found from Michigan and New York to Florida and west to Texas.[2]
The wingspan is 15–18 mm. They have light grey forewings with a dark grey band and a dark grey hourglass-shaped marking. The hindwings are brownish-grey with a pale fringe. Adults are on wing from April to July.
The larvae feed on Nyssa species.
References
- ↑ "mothphotographersgroup". Mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
- ↑ "Bug Guide". Bug Guide. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
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