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]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Argyresthiidae |
| Genus: | Argyresthia |
| Species: | A. abdominalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Argyresthia abdominalis Zeller, 1839 | |
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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". Archived from the original on 2014-07-19. Retrieved 2012-04-04.
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