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Argyresthia laricella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Argyresthiidae
Genus:	Argyresthia
Species:	A. laricella
Binomial name
Argyresthia laricella Kearfott, 1908

Argyresthia laricella, the larch shoot moth, is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. The species was first described by William D. Kearfott in 1908. It is found in Canada, including north-western Ontario, Nova Scotia, south-eastern Manitoba, Saskatchewan, western Alberta and southern British Columbia.

The wingspan is 11–12 mm. Adults are on wing from the end of June to mid-July.

The larvae feed on Larix species (including L. decidua, L. kaempferi, L. laricina and L. occidentalis) and Picea glauca.

References

1. mothphotographersgroup
2. "Species Page - Argyresthia laricella". Entomology Collection. University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Archived from the original on November 3, 2019.
3. HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants

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