Pyramidobela quinquecristata
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Pyramidobela |
| Species: | P. quinquecristata
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| Binomial name | |
| Pyramidobela quinquecristata | |
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Pyramidobela quinquecristata is a species of moth in the family Oecophoridae. It is found in the mountains around the margins of the Great Basin in North America.
Description
The length of the forewings is 8.2–9.2 mm (0.32–0.36 in). The ground color of the forewings is dark brown, longitudinally streaked with blackish and ochreous, varying in density and ill-defined except on the veins in the terminal area. The ground color of the hindwings is pale gray-brown, but slightly darker toward the apex. Adults are on wing in June (in British Columbia) and from August to early September (in California).[2]
Ecology
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Penstemon species, including Penstemon confertus and Penstemon deustus.
References
- ^ "mothphotographersgroup". Archived from the original on 2014-03-01. Retrieved 2012-01-13.
- ^ Powell, Jerry (1973). "A Systematic Monograph of New World Ethmiid Moths (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea)". Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology (120). Archived from the original on July 19, 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.