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Argyresthia submontana

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Argyresthia submontana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Argyresthiidae
Genus: Argyresthia
Species:
A. submontana
Binomial name
Argyresthia submontana
Frey, 1871

Argyresthia submontana is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in Sweden, Finland, Germany, Poland, Slovakia, Austria, Switzerland, Italy and France.[1]

The wingspan is 11–13 mm.[2] Adults are on wing from June to August.

The larvae feed on Sorbus aria and possibly also cultivated Cotoneaster species.[3]

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