''Anoncia leucoritis'' is a
moth in the family
Cosmopterigidae. It was described by
Edward Meyrick in 1927. It is found in
North America
North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Car ...
, where it has been recorded from south-eastern
Washington south to
California and from there east to
Arizona and
Texas.
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Adults have been recorded on wing in April and August.
The larvae feed on ''Mentzelia laevicaulis
''Mentzelia laevicaulis'' is a showy wildflower native to western North America. Its common names include giant blazingstar and smoothstem blazingstar.
This is a widespread plant which can be found in sandy, rocky, and disturbed areas, such as r ...
''.
References
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
Moths described in 1927
Cosmopteriginae
Moths of North America
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