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Gazoryctra fuscoargenteus

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Domain
  
Eukarya

Class
  
Insecta

Genus
  
Gazoryctra

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Hepialidae

Scientific name
  
Gazoryctra fuscoargenteus

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Gazoryctra ganna, Butterflies and moths, Map‑winged swift, Acossus terebra, Heterogenea asella

Gazoryctra fuscoargenteus is a moth of the Hepialidae family. It is found from northern Scandinavia to Siberia and the Kamchatka Peninsula.

The wingspan is 37–42 mm for males and 39–50 mm for females. Adults are on wing from the end of July to the beginning of August.

The larvae feed on Betula nana.

References

Gazoryctra fuscoargenteus Wikipedia