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Argyresthiidae 36a0070 – 2444   Argyresthia calliphanes Meyrick, 1913

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Distribution: Throughout US and Canada. Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Betulaceae.  Host genera: Alnus.  (Shropshire & Douglas 2025) Description/ Field Marks: Typically white head and thorax. Possible a species complex of several cryptic species. Similar Species: 36a0083 Argyresthia goedartella: head and thorax golden. This Eurasian species, apparently restricted in North America to Alaska, has historically been confused with calliphanes. Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: calliphanes Meyrick, 1913 (Argyresthia) - MONA 1983: 2444; TL: Toronto, ON.

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Gorneau, J. A., L.D. Jones, J. Monzón-Sierra, J.J. Dombroskie, 2023. Three new species of the genus Argyresthia Hübner, [1825] from Guatemala, with notes on host plant evolution and Nearctic taxa (Lepidoptera: Argyresthiidae). SHILAP Revista De lepidopterología, 51(201) 159–181. Meyrick, E., 1912-1916. Exotic Microlepidoptera, 1(1-20): 135. Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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