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Argyresthia fundella

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Argyresthia fundella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Argyresthiidae
Genus: Argyresthia
Species:
A. fundella
Binomial name
Argyresthia fundella
Synonyms
  • Oecophora fundella Fischer von Röslerstamm, 1835

Argyresthia fundella is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, the Iberian Peninsula, Finland, the Baltic region, Slovenia, Hungary and Greece.[1]

The wingspan is 9–10 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Abies alba, Abies balsamea, Abies concolor, Abies grandis, Abies nordmanniana and Abies numidica. They mine the leaves of their host plant. This hole is closed with silk. A single larva creates mines in several leaves before overwintering inside the mine.[3] The larvae have a dirty dark green body and a black head. They can be found from late summer to April.

References

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  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ microlepidoptera.nl Archived February 12, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2014-01-06. Retrieved 2012-04-04.