20.022 Argyresthia bonnetella Copyright Martin Evans
20.022 Argyresthia bonnetella spun Hawthorn shoot Copyright Martin Evans
20.022 Argyresthia bonnetella larva 5.5mm Copyright Martin Evans
20.022 Argyresthia bonnetella puparium 6.5mm Copyright Martin Evans
Distribution map Copyright Martin Evans
Life stages table Copyright Martin Evans 20.022 Argyresthia bonnetella Copyright Martin Evans

Argyresthiidae

20.022 Hawthorn Tip Moth Argyresthia bonnetella (Linnaeus, 1758)

Common

Similar species:

Forewing: 4.5 to 5.5mm

Habitats: Deciduous woodland, hedgerows, gardens or wherever the foodplant is found.

Habits: The moth comes to light.

Foodplant: The larva spins a terminal shoot of Hawthorn. It then mines the shoot. Pupation is in a netted cocoon folded in a leaf or spun in the leaf litter.