Argyresthia illuminatella

Argyresthia illuminatella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Yponomeutidae
Genus:	Argyresthia
Species:	A. illuminatella
Binomial name
	Argyresthia illuminatella; Zeller, 1839
Synonyms
	Argyresthia (Blastotere) illuminatella;

Argyresthia illuminatella is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in most Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, Portugal, Fennoscandia, Hungary, Slovenia and Greece.^[1]

The wingspan is 9.5-10.5 mm.^[2] Adults are on wing from the end of April to June. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Abies alba.^[3] They initially feed on the buds and then mine part of the stem below which they overwinter. The larva general attack lateral twigs.^[4]

References

^ Fauna Europaea
^ microlepidoptera.nl Archived May 1, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
^ lepiforum.de
^ On the presence of Argyresthia illuminatella Zeller in fir woods of central and south Italy with notes on its biology (Lepidoptera, Argyresthiidae) Archived October 20, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

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[1] Fauna Europaea

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

[3] rum.de

[4] On the presence of Argyresthia illuminatella Zeller in fir woods of central and south Italy with notes on its biology (Lepidoptera, Argyresthiidae) Archived October 20, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

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