Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Yponomeutidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Argyresthia | |
Similar Argyresthia semitestacella, Argyresthia albistria, Argyresthia curvella, Argyresthia spinosella, Argyresthia laevigatella | ||
Argyresthia pulchella is a moth of the Yponomeutidae family. It is found in Fennoscandia, the Netherlands, France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Latvia, Estonia and Russia.
The wingspan is 10–13 mm. The forewings are dark brown to brownish black. Adults are on wing from the beginning of June to August.
The larvae feed on Sorbus aucuparia and sometimes Malus and Corylus avellana. They feed on the fruit of their host plant.
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