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Argyresthia bonnetella

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Hawthorn Argent
Argyresthia bonnetella Malvern Hills, England
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Argyresthiidae
Genus: Argyresthia
Species:
A. bonnetella
Binomial name
Argyresthia bonnetella
Synonyms
  • Phalaena bonnetella Linnaeus, 1758
  • Argyresthia (Argyresthia) bonnetella
  • Phalaena tetrapodella Linnaeus, 1767
  • Tinea nitidella Fabricius, 1787
  • Erminea ossea Haworth, 1828
  • Argyresthia purpurascentella Stainton, 1849

Argyresthia bonnetella, commonly known as the hawthorn argent,[2] is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in Europe. The wingspan is 9–11 mm. The head is white. Forewings are shining ochreous-whitish, usually strigulated and sometimes discally suffused with ferruginous brown; a suffused ferruginous -brown median longitudinal streak from base to before middle; a curved dark ferruginous- brown fascia from middle of dorsum to 4/5 of costa, sometimes obsolete except on dorsum. Hindwings are grey. The larva is yellow-green; head and plate of 2 brown.[3] [4]

The moth flies from July to September. .

The larvae feed on Crataegus.

References

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  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. "Hawthorn Argent (Argyresthia bonnetella)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2025-05-21.
  3. Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
  4. Heath, J. ed. 1996 The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and IrelandVolume 3 (Yponomeutidae to Elachistidae)

Notes

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  1. ^The flight season refers to Belgium and The Netherlands. This may vary in other parts of the range.
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