Argyresthia glabratella

Argyresthia glabratella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Yponomeutidae
Genus: Argyresthia
Species: A. glabratella
Binomial name
Argyresthia glabratella
(Zeller, 1847)
Synonyms
  • Blastotere glabratella Zeller, 1847
  • Argyresthia (Blastotere) glabratella

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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