Pigritia fidella

Pigritia fidella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Blastobasidae
Genus: Pigritia
Species: P. fidella
Binomial name
Pigritia fidella
(Dietz, 1900)
Synonyms
  • Ploiophora fidella Dietz, 1900

Pigritia fidella is a moth in the Blastobasidae family. It is found in the United States, including Pennsylvania,[1] Maine and Washington DC.[2]

The wingspan is about 12 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing in June and July.[3]

References

  1. Adamski, D; Hodges, R W (1996). "An annotated list of North American Blastobasinae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Coleophoridae)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 98: 708–740.
  2. mothphotographersgroup
  3. Bug Guide
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