Gonioterma mistrella

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Gonioterma mistrella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Gonioterma
Species:
G. mistrella
Binomial name
Gonioterma mistrella
(Busck, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Stenoma mistrellaBusck, 1907

Gonioterma mistrella is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Illinois, Texas, Kansas, Pennsylvania, New Mexico, Manitoba and Mexico. [1]

The wingspan is 20–23 mm. [2] Adults are mainly on wing from May to October.

The larvae feed on Phleum pratense . [3] The larvae are pink with a dark dorsal stripe and a chestnut head. [4]

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