Argyresthiidae

20.023 Dark Blackthorn Tip Moth Argyresthia albistria (Haworth, 1828)

Common

Similar species:

Forewing: 4.5 to 5.5mm

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

Habits: The moth comes to light.

Foodplant: The larva mines a shoot or a flower bud of Blackthorn. It pupates in the leaf litter.