Argyresthia 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]

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

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


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