Pima albiplagiatella, the white-edged pima moth or beach pea borer, is a species of snout moth described by Alpheus Spring Packard in 1874. It is found in the south-western United States, as well as Colorado, Oregon, Washington,Systematics of immature phycitines (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) Manitoba, New York and Pennsylvania.Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
The wingspan is about 20 mm.Insects of Iowa There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Astragalus species, including Astragalus allochrous, Astragalus thurberi and Astragalus wootonii, as well as Lathyrus species.
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