Oidaematophorus balsamorrhizae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Oidaematophorus
Species:
O. balsamorrhizae
Binomial name
Oidaematophorus balsamorrhizae

Oidaematophorus balsamorrhizae is a moth of the family Pterophoridae first described by James Halliday McDunnough in 1939. It is found in western 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]

References

  1. ↑ "460134.00 – 6162 – Oidaematophorus balsamorrhizae – McDunnough, 1939". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  2. ↑ McDunnough, J. (1939). "Pterophorid Descriptions and Notes (Lepid.)". The Canadian Entomologist. 71 (5): 109-112. doi:10.4039/Ent71109-5
  3. ↑ Description of Families of Lepidoptera


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