20.001 BF401  -  Argyresthiidae - Argyresthia laevigatella - Larch Tip Moth -  (Heydenreich, 1851) Adult Micro:  CAT 4 - Gen. Det. Required - Gen-Det-Reqd       Leaf-miner:  CAT L - The leaf or a Photo required - reared and possibly dissected       PDF Icon - click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon - click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Black - Uncertain/Unknown - Insufficient Data        purple - Leaf Miner
Taxonomy:   Micro  >>  Argyresthiidae
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Other Name/s: Larch-boring Argent ID Difficulty:  Red - difficult to identify - detailed examination required, often a Gen Det and/or specimen and quality photographs are required.
Confusion Species: Argyresthia glabratella (Spruce Tip Moth); Argyresthia praecocella (Juniper Berry Moth);Argyresthia arceuthina (White-headed Tip Moth)
Distribution:  (Last record: 12/06/2010 at Hartington )  -  On Larch; Harrison ^ Sterling describe 1916, 1922, 1955 Dale of Goyt; 1985 Iron Tors,Beeley Moor; DaNES 1905,2005 and 2010. No further records; Status uncertain but likely to be present in larch forest
Flight Period: May /  June /  July /   - No information Moth Activity: Cathemeral  Photographed: No -  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 18 March 2025 by TD ***
Wingspan: 9-13mm
Food Plant: Larch species
Last Recorded Date: 12/06/2010
Last Recorded By: Jon Clifton
Last Recorded General Area: Hartington
No First Date Information Recorded

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