Argyrolacia

Argyrolacia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Argyrolacia
Keifer, 1936[1]
Species: A. bifida
Binomial name
Argyrolacia bifida
Keifer, 1936

Argyrolacia is a genus of moth in the family Gelechiidae. It contains only one species, Argyrolacia bifida, which is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California.[2]

The wingspan is 11-12.5 mm. The forewings are white, irrorated with dark fuscous, darker towards the costa and shading lighter towards the dorsum. The hindwings are light grey.

The larvae possibly feed on Ceanothus divaricatus .[3]

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