Brown-blotched Amydria

Amydria effrentella

"Amydria effrentella" is a moth of the family Acrolophidae. It is found in North America, including Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Quebec, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
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Appearance

The wingspan is about 24 mm. The forewings are mottled and there is a dark patch at the end of the discal cell.
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Food

The larvae are probably subsoil root feeders or detritivores.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyTineidae
GenusAmydria
SpeciesA. effrentella
Photographed in
United States of America