Ithome edax | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
Genus: | Ithome |
Species: | I. edax
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Binomial name | |
Ithome edax
Hodges, 1962
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Ithome edax is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Ronald W. 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.