Actrix nyssaecolella

Actrix nyssaecolella
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
  • Tacoma nyssaecolella Dyar, 1904

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

  1. "mothphotographersgroup". Mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
  2. "Bug Guide". Bug Guide. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
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