Argyresthia abdominalis

Argyresthia abdominalis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Argyresthiidae
Genus:	Argyresthia
Species:	A. abdominalis
Binomial name
	Argyresthia abdominalis; Zeller, 1839
Synonyms
	Argyresthia helvetica Heinemann, 1877 ;

Argyresthia abdominalis is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, the Iberian Peninsula, Slovenia, Greece, Ukraine and Lithuania.^[1]

The wingspan is 7–9 mm.^[2]

The larvae feed on Juniperus communis. A single larva mines out several leaves, feeding from the base to the tip. It migrates to the next leaf using a short corridor in the bark of the twig. Pupation takes place outside of the mine in a spinning on the twig.^[3] The larvae have an orange brown to spotted reddish brown body and a black head. They can be found from March to April.

References

^ Fauna Europaea
^ microlepidoptera.nl Archived May 1, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2014-07-19. Retrieved 2012-04-04.

External links

Lepiforum.de

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[1] Fauna Europaea

[2] rolepidoptera.nl Archived May 1, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

[3] "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2014-07-19. Retrieved 2012-04-04.

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