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Argyresthia glabratella

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Species of moth

Argyresthia glabratella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Argyresthiidae
Genus: Argyresthia
Species: A. glabratella
Binomial name
Argyresthia glabratella
(Zeller, 1847)
Synonyms
  • Blastotere glabratella Zeller, 1847
  • Argyresthia (Blastotere) glabratella

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.

The wingspan is 8–11 mm. 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.

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. microlepidoptera.nl Archived July 1, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  3. UKmoths

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Taxon identifiers
Argyresthia glabratella


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