Argyresthia abdominalis
| Argyresthia abdominalis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Yponomeutidae |
| Subfamily: | Argyresthiinae |
| Genus: | Argyresthia |
| Species: | A. abdominalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Argyresthia abdominalis Zeller, 1839 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Argyresthia abdominalis is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, the Iberian Peninsula, Slovenia, Greece, Ukraine and Lithuania.[1]
The larvae feed on Juniperus communis. A single larva mines out several leaves, feeding from the base to the tip. It migrates to the next leaf using a short corridor in the bark of the twig. Pupation takes place outside of the mine in a spinning on the twig.[3] The larvae have an orange brown to spotted reddish brown body and a black head. They can be found from March to April.
References
- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ microlepidoptera.nl Archived May 1, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ bladmineerders.nl
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