20.02 BF419  -  Argyresthiidae - Argyresthia semifusca - Purple-washed Tip Moth - Haworth, 1828) Adult Micro:  CAT 2 - Confusion Species -       PDF Icon - click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon - click for Specific Verification Guidelines
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Taxonomy:   Micro  >>  Argyresthiidae
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Other Name/s: Brown Rowan Argent ID Difficulty:  amber  - care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely - quality photographs required.
Confusion Species:  Argyresthia spinosella (Blackthorn Tip Moth); Argyresthia conjugella (Apple Fruit Moth)
Distribution:  (Last record: 20/08/2022 at Waingroves Wood )  -  Harrison & Sterling – 1916 common around Repton Shrubs, 1985 Long Eaton, Dale of Goyt 1947-1956; DaNES 2 in 1994, 1 in 2016. iRecord 2017 & 2022
Possibly under recorded or very scarce. Status uncertain.
Flight Period: June /  July /  August /  September /  -  single generation from June into late August-early September Moth Activity: Cathemeral  Photographed: No -  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 18 March 2025 by TD ***
Wingspan: 10-13mm
Food Plant: Rowan, Hawthorn
Last Recorded Date: 20/08/2022
Last Recorded By: Steve Thorpe
Last Recorded General Area: Waingroves Wood
No First Date Information Recorded

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