Argyresthia pulchella
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| Species: | A. pulchella
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| Argyresthia pulchella Lienig & Zeller, 1846
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Argyresthia pulchella is a moth of the Yponomeutidae family. It is found in Fennoscandia, the Netherlands, France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Latvia, Estonia and Russia.[1]
The wingspan is 10–13 mm. The forewings are dark brown to brownish black. Adults are on wing from the beginning of June to August.[2]
The larvae feed on Sorbus aucuparia and sometimes Malus and Corylus avellana. They feed on the fruit of their host plant.
References
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ microlepidoptera.nl Archived February 12, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
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