Argyrotaenia kimballi
| Argyrotaenia kimballi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Argyrotaenia |
| Species: | A. kimballi
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| Binomial name | |
| Argyrotaenia kimballi Obraztsov, 1961[1]
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Argyrotaenia kimballi, Kimball's leafroller moth, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.[2]
The wingspan is about 16–20 mm.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing year round.
The larvae feed on Citrus species.[4]
References
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Data related to Argyrotaenia kimballi at Wikispecies
- ^ tortricidae.com
- ^ mothphotographersgroup
- ^ Obraztsov, N.S., 1961: Descriptions of and Notes on North and Central American Species of Argyrotaenia, with the description of a new Genus (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). American Museum Novitates 2048: 1-42. Full article: [1].
- ^ Brown, J. W., G. Robinson & J. A. Powell. 2008. Food plant database of the leafrollers of the world (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) (Version 1.0)