Amydria effrentella

Amydria effrentella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Acrolophidae
Genus: Amydria
Species: A. effrentella
Binomial name
Amydria effrentella
Clemens, 1859[1]
Synonyms
  • Amydria effrenatella Stainton, 1872
  • Amydria coloradella Dietz, 1905

Amydria effrentella is a moth of the Acrolophidae family. It is found in North America, including Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Quebec, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, West Virginia and Wisconsin.[2]

The wingspan is about 24 mm. The forewings are mottled and there is a dark patch at the end of the discal cell.[3]

The larvae are probably subsoil root feeders or detritivores.

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