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Purple Argent

Argyresthia albistria

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 114, February 84, March 132, April 208, May 299, June 326, July 349, August 300, September 221, October 165, November 90, December 70.
United States2,360
Alaska2,359
United Kingdom19
Germany19
England16
France8
Bayern8
Russia7
Kursk Oblast7
Spain6

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • Animal pollinatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly pollinate flowers.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderButterflies and Moths · Lepidoptera
FamilyShiny Headstand Moths · Argyresthiidae
GenusArgents · Argyresthia

Sources

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