Brenthia pavonacella, the peacock brenthia moth, is a moth of the family Choreutidae. It is found in North America, including Illinois, Maryland, Iowa, Oklahoma and South Carolina. It has also been recorded from Mexico.

Brenthia pavonacella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Choreutidae
Genus: Brenthia
Species:
B. pavonacella
Binomial name
Brenthia pavonacella
Clemens, 1860

The wingspan is about 9 mm. There are at least two generations per year in Illinois. Larvae can be found from early July to early September.[1]

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  1. ^ "microleps.org". microleps.org. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
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