Argyresthia abdominalis

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]

Argyresthia abdominalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Argyresthiidae
Genus: Argyresthia
Species:
A. abdominalis
Binomial name
Argyresthia abdominalis
Zeller, 1839
Synonyms
  • Argyresthia helvetica Heinemann, 1877

The wingspan is 7–9 mm.[2]

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

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. microlepidoptera.nl Archived May 1, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  3. "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2014-07-19. Retrieved 2012-04-04.


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