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Gillmeria albertae

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Gillmeria albertae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Gillmeria
Species:
G. albertae
Binomial name
Gillmeria albertae
(Barnes & Lindsey, 1921)
Synonyms
  • Platyptilia albertae Barnes & Lindsey, 1921

Gillmeria albertae is a moth of the family Pterophoridae first described by William Barnes and Arthur Ward Lindsey in 1921. It is known from the mountains of Alberta near Banff.

The wingspan is 24–27 millimetres (0.94–1.06 in). Adults are white. The antennae are dotted above with grey brown. The forewings are white. The costa is brownish grey to the cleft, which is preceded by two dark dots. There is a third similar dot in the middle of the cell. The fringes are white. The hindwings are light brownish grey, although the fringes and third lobe are slightly paler.[1]

Adults are on wing from mid-July to August.

Feeding on an Arnica flower in Banff National Park

References

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  1. ^ Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America. Retrieved 11 October 2010. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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