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Argyresthia trifasciata

Checklist Number
20.005 [B&F: 0409a]

Verification
Record will be accepted (subject to date and location checks)

Classification

Family:Argyresthiidae
Subfamily:Argyresthiinae
Genus:Argyresthia
Species:trifasciata
Authority:Staudinger, 1871

Local in gardens throughout much of Greater London and southern England, with records north to Lancashire. An adventive species, naturalised through accidental introduction in conifers from mainland Europe, now fully naturalised. In Hampshire first recorded in the county in 1998 in the north-east, from where it now appears to be spreading. Not recorded from the Isle of Wight to date. Wingspan 8-9 mm. Larva mines leaves and shoots of Juniper, Leyland Cypress, Lawson's Cypress, and other cultivated conifers.

The abundance in each month is indicated as follows:

No records
Very occasional
Irregular
Uncommon
Off-peak, but not unusual
Off-peak, but not unusual
Main flight time
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Larval

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Records by week (larval)