Gonioterma mistrella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Depressariidae |
Genus: | Gonioterma |
Species: | G. mistrella
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Binomial name | |
Gonioterma mistrella (
Busck, 1907)
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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]