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Philonome clemensella is a species of moth of the family Tineidae found in North America.
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Description
The length of the forewings is 2.8–4.4 mm. The wings are narrow and typically folded around the abdomen at rest. The forewing has an orange-brown ground color. A diagonal, white median line stops short of the costa and turns parallel to the costa to meet the white thorax. A diagonal, white postmedial line begins wide at the costa and narrows and stops before reaching the curved outer margin. Black scales appear in several small clumps: posterior to the thorax, in a tuft near the median line, at the inner end of the postmedial line, and along the outer margin.
Taxonomy
The species has been classified in the leaf-miner moth family Lyonetiidae in the past. A genetics study published in 2013 showed that the species belongs in the Tineidae family of clothes moths.
Range
The species' occurrence range extends from Oklahoma and Minnesota in the west to Florida and Maine in the east, including southeastern Canada.
Life cycle
Larvae live on hickory trees. Adults have been reported from April to November, with most sightings in June and July.