Argyresthia glabratella
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Yponomeutidae |
| Genus: | Argyresthia |
| Species: | A. glabratella |
| Binomial name | |
| Argyresthia glabratella (Zeller, 1847) | |
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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.[1]
The wingspan is 8–11 mm.[2] Adults are on wing in May and June.
The larvae feed on Picea abies. They mine the shoots of their host plant.[3]
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