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Argyrotaenia kimballi

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Tortricidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Argyrotaenia

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Argyrotaenia kimballi, Kimball's leafroller moth, is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.

The wingspan is about 16–20 mm. The ground color of forewings are silky cream-white, with grayish transverse striation. The hindwings are cream-white, suffused with gray. Adults have been recorded on wing year round.

The larvae feed on Citrus species.

References

Argyrotaenia kimballi Wikipedia