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Argyria lacteella
milky urola moth, Southern Milky Argyria Moth
A small crambid moth with a wingspan of approximately 11 mm, distinguished by milky-white to pale gray coloration. Taxonomic identity was recently clarified through DNA hybridization capture from the 1794 Fabricius lectotype, resolving decades of confusion with the widespread North American species now assigned to Argyria gonogramma. The species occurs primarily in the southeastern United States, Caribbean, and Neotropics. Adults are active from spring through fall.