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Argyresthia pulchella

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Species of moth

Argyresthia pulchella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Argyresthiidae
Genus: Argyresthia
Species: A. pulchella
Binomial name
Argyresthia pulchella
Lienig & Zeller, 1846

Argyresthia pulchella is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in Fennoscandia, the Netherlands, France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Latvia, Estonia and Russia.

The wingspan is 10–13 mm. Adults are on wing from the beginning of June to August.

The larvae feed on rowan (Sorbus aucuparia) and sometimes apple (Malus species) and hazel (Corylus avellana), feeding on the fruit of their host plant.

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. microlepidoptera.nl Archived February 12, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
Taxon identifiers
Argyresthia pulchella


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