Argyresthia glabratella
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Species of moth
| Argyresthia glabratella | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Argyresthiidae |
| Genus: | Argyresthia |
| Species: | A. glabratella
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| Binomial name | |
| Argyresthia glabratella (Zeller, 1847)
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Argyresthia glabratella, the spruce argent, is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in most Europe, except Ireland, the Iberian Peninsula, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia and Greece.[1]
The wingspan is 8–11 mm.[2] It is very similar to Argyresthia laevigatella . Certain identification requires dissection of the genitalia. Adults are on wing in May and June.
The larvae feed on Picea abies . They mine the shoots of their host plant.[3]
References
[edit ]- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ microlepidoptera.nl Archived July 1, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ UKmoths
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