Argyresthia semitestacella
Argyresthia semitestacella is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in Europe.[1]
Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 6
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Argyresthiidae |
| Genus: | Argyresthia |
| Species: | A. semitestacella |
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| Argyresthia semitestacella (Curtis, 1833) | |
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The wingspan is 11–14 mm.The head is yellowish white.Forewings are light ferruginous-brown, faintly purplish tinged; a thick whitish dorsal streak to tornus, interrupted by a dark ferruginous-brown triangular median spot. Hindwings are grey.[2]
The moth flies from July to October. .
The larvae feed on beech.
References
- Fauna Europaea
- Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf
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Notes
- ^ The flight season refers to Belgium and The Netherlands. This may vary in other parts of the range.
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