Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Yponomeutidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Argyresthia | |
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Similar Argyresthia curvella, Argyresthia illuminatella, Argyresthia bonnetella, Argyresthia albistria, Argyresthia laevigatella | ||
Argyresthia glabratella, the spruce argent, is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in most Europe, except Ireland, the Iberian Peninsula, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia and Greece.
The wingspan is 8–11 mm. Adults are on wing in May and June.
The larvae feed on Picea abies. They mine the shoots of their host plant.
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