Oidaematophorus balsamorrhizae

Oidaematophorus balsamorrhizae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Oidaematophorus
Species: O. balsamorrhizae
Binomial name
Oidaematophorus balsamorrhizae
McDunnough, 1939[1]

Oidaematophorus balsamorrhizae is a moth of the Pterophoridae family that is found in North America, including California, Alberta, British Columbia and Washington.

The wingspan is 23–25 millimetres (0.91–0.98 in). The forewings are light ochreous-fawn, paling to ochreous in the second lobe. The fringes are of the same colour, but are mixed with light smoky. The hindwings are deep smoky with somewhat lighter fringes.[2]

The larvae feed on Balsamorhiza species.[3]

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