Argyresthia spinosella
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Argyresthiidae |
| Genus: | Argyresthia |
| Species: | A. spinosella
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| Argyresthia spinosella Stainton, 1849
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Argyresthia spinosella is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in Europe[1] and Anatolia.
Argyresthia spinosella Goes, the Netherlands
The wingspan is 9–11 mm.The head is white. Forewings are fuscous, with purple reflections, base ochreous ; a thick white dorsal streak to tornus ; a darker fuscous median fascia, interrupted in disc, edged with whitish on costa ; some whitish costal strigulae posteriorly. Hindwings are grey.[2] The moth flies from May to July. [1].
The larvae feed on Prunus spinosa.
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:
- Moths described in 1849
- Argyresthia
- Moths of Europe
- Moths of Asia
- Yponomeutidae stubs