A Mother-of-pearl Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/21/2013).
Photo by
Robin Tress
MBP List
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Description
Compare Snowy Urola Moth, which lacks the orange median stripe.
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A Mother-of-pearl Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/21/2013).
Media by
Robin Tress.
Source: Wikipedia
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Argyria |
| Species: | A. rufisignella
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| Argyria rufisignella | |
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Argyria rufisignella, the mother-of-pearl moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1872.[2] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from the eastern United States and in the south to Arizona.
The length of the forewings is 6–6.72 mm.[3] The forewings are silvery white with a light brown costal margin. The hindwings are white.[4]
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