Ithome edax

Ithome edax
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Ithome
Species: I. edax
Binomial name
Ithome edax
Hodges, 1962

Ithome edax is a moth in the Cosmopterigidae family. It was described by Hodges in 1962. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Texas.[1][2]

The wingspan is 6–7 mm.

The larvae feed on the blossoms of Pithecellobium flexicaule.

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