20.018 BF417  -  Argyresthiidae - Argyresthia spinosella - Blackthorn Tip Moth - (Stainton, 1849) Adult Micro:  CAT 2 - Confusion Species -       PDF Icon - click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon - click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Black - Uncertain/Unknown - Insufficient Data        day-flying - Day-flying
Taxonomy:   Micro  >>  Argyresthiidae Other Name/s: Blackthorn Argent ID Difficulty:  Red - difficult to identify - detailed examination required, often a Gen Det and/or specimen and quality photographs are required.
Confusion Species: A.semifusca
ID pointers: Head and upper body (Tegulae) orange-brown. Forewing brownish-grey with a slight purplish tinge. A white streak along the dorsum, from the base to the tornus, split by a purplish grey-brown cross band across the middle of the forewing.
Distribution:  (Last record: 19/06/2023 at Cromford )  -  Unknown/ Uncertain in the county, as so few records. Found on Blackthorn.
Flight Period: June /  July /  -  On the wing in June – July. Moth Activity: Cathemeral   - and is attracted to light Photographed: Yes -  Photographed By: Will Soar  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 9 March 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 9-11mm
Food Plant: Blackthorn.
Last Recorded Date: 19/06/2023
Last Recorded By: Clive Ashton
Last Recorded General Area: Cromford
No First Date Information Recorded

IMAGES BELOW:  Kings Newton, Derbyshire – Will Soar ©

 
 

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