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Bibarrambla allenella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Depressariidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Rank
  
Species

Genus
  
Bibarrambla Clarke, 1941

Similar
  
Butterflies and moths, Psilocorsis quercicella, Machimia tentoriferella, Semioscopis, Antaeotricha schlaegeri

Bibarrambla allenella, the bog bibarrambla moth, is a moth in the Depressariidae family, and the only species in the genus Bibarrambla. It was described by Walsingham in 1882. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Nova Scotia to Minnesota, North Carolina, New York, Connecticut and Maryland.

The wingspan is about 19 mm. The forewings are grayish white with numerous specks and mottlings of grayish fuscous, especially on the costal and apical parts of the wing. There are two grayish-fuscous discal dots, each followed by some ocherous scales. There is a row of diffuse grayish-fuscous spots around the apical margin. The hindwings are whitish gray.

The larvae feed on Alnus and Betula species.

References

Bibarrambla allenella Wikipedia