20.014 BF413  -  Argyresthiidae - Argyresthia sorbiella - Rowan Tip Moth - (Treitschke, 1833) Adult Micro:  CAT 3 - Very Rare/Scarce/Migrant/Adventive - confusion with leaf mines       PDF Icon - click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon - click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Black - Uncertain/Unknown - Insufficient Data   
Taxonomy:   Micro  >>  Argyresthiidae
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Other Name/s: Gold Rowan Argent ID Difficulty:  amber  - care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely - quality photographs required.
Confusion Species:  Argyresthia curvella (Brindled Apple Tip Moth)
Distribution:  On Rowan;Harrison & Sterling – last record 1980 Matlock; DaNES Beeley Moor 1994 & Hell Bank Plantation 1996 -Status unknown/Uncertain; no further records
Flight Period: June /  July /  -  Single Generation Moth Activity: Cathemeral   - and is attracted to light Photographed: No -  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 18 March 2025 by TD ***
Wingspan: 11-13mm
Food Plant: Rowan, Whitebeam
No Last Date Information Recorded
Last Recorded By: Not Recorded
Last Recorded General Area: Not Recorded
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