Argyresthia mariana explained

Argyresthia mariana, the graybanded leafroller, is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. The species was first described by Thomas Nesbitt Freeman in 1972.^[1] It is found in Canada in northern Ontario and possibly Alberta.

The wingspan is 7-8.5 mm.^[2] Adults are on wing from mid to late June.

The larvae feed on Picea mariana.^[3]

Notes and References

http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=2461 mothphotographersgroup
Web site: Species Page - Argyresthia mariana . Entomology Collection . University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum . https://web.archive.org/web/20191103080847/http://www.entomology.museums.ualberta.ca/searching_species_details.php?s=4697 . November 3, 2019.
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