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Triclonella pergandeella

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Triclonella pergandeella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Triclonella
Species:
T. pergandeella
Binomial name
Triclonella pergandeella
Busck, [1901]

Triclonella pergandeella, the sweetclover root borer moth, is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from the District of Columbia, from Arkansas to Florida, Louisiana and Texas.[1][2]

The wingspan is about 14 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from March to October.

The larvae feed on Lespedeza and Clitoria species. Full-grown larvae reach a length of about 12 mm. The head is yellow.[3]

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