Argyresthia bonnetella

Argyresthia bonnetella
	Argyresthia bonnetella Malvern Hills, England
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Argyresthiidae
Genus:	Argyresthia
Species:	A. bonnetella
Binomial name
	Argyresthia bonnetella; (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
	Phalaena bonnetella Linnaeus, 1758; Argyresthia (Argyresthia) bonnetella; Phalaena tetrapodella Linnaeus, 1767; Tinea nitidella Fabricius, 1787; Erminea ossea Haworth, 1828; Argyresthia purpurascentella Stainton, 1849;

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 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description

Notes

^ The flight season refers to Belgium and The Netherlands. This may vary in other parts of the range.

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[1] Fauna Europaea

[2] Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description

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