Argyresthia bonnetella
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| Argyresthia bonnetella Malvern Hills, England | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Argyresthiidae |
| Genus: | Argyresthia |
| Species: | A. bonnetella
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Argyresthia bonnetella 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.[2]
The moth flies from July to September. [1].
The larvae feed on Crataegus.
References[]
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf
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- ^ The flight season refers to Belgium and The Netherlands. This may vary in other parts of the range.
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Categories:
- Argyresthia
- Moths described in 1758
- Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
- Moths of Europe
- Yponomeutidae stubs