Guava moth | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Argyresthiidae |
Genus: | Argyresthia |
Species: | A. eugeniella
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Binomial name | |
Argyresthia eugeniella Busck , 1917
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Argyresthia eugeniella, the guava moth, is a moth found in Florida.
The wingspan is 7–8 mm. The forewings are dark golden brown with a violet sheen and with darker brown transverse reticulation. The hindwings are light silvery fuscous.[1]
Females penetrate guavas and lay their eggs inside the plant. In its larval form it tunnels through the guavas, damaging them.[2]