Argyrestthiidae
Argyresthia (Blastotere) trifasciata
ARGYRESTHIA (Balstotere) trifasciata Staudinger, 1871
Argyresthia (Blastotere) trifasciata
ARGYRESTHIA (Balstotere) trifasciata Staudinger, 1871
Kind permission - © Tim Norriss
Life Cycle Guide
Description
Vernacular Name: Triple-barred Argent : Juniper Ermine Moth
Wingspan: 7-10mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe including - Austria, Belgium, Britain, Czech Republic, Denmark, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Norway, Spain, Sweden,Switzerland & Netherlands
UK Distribution: From its original discovery in London it has spread west, to west Gloucestershire and northwards, as far as S Aberdeen.
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Gardens
Similar Species -
Young larva mines and consumes the leaf before moving to another leaf.Older lavae bore into twig which turns brown before dropping from tree.
Overwinters as: a mined larva
Observations: This is an adventive species first discovered in Britain in 1982,now naturalised, and was probably accidentally introduced into this country from Europe in conifers.Since its first discovery in London the moth has increased its range both north and west,possibly due to our love of using its larval food plants from privacy. It is therefore considered to be a garden species.
Although similar to the species shown above neither have the white head which helps to identify this species along with the three abdominal white bands.
The moth is attracted to light.
Wingspan: 7-10mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe including - Austria, Belgium, Britain, Czech Republic, Denmark, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Norway, Spain, Sweden,Switzerland & Netherlands
UK Distribution: From its original discovery in London it has spread west, to west Gloucestershire and northwards, as far as S Aberdeen.
UK Conservation Status -
- Local = 101 - 300 10km squares
- Least Concern
- Argyresthia trifasciata Staudinger, 1871
- Phalaena goedartella (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Not Specified
Habitat: Gardens
Similar Species -
- Phyllonorycter trifasciella (Haworth, 1828)
- Cameraria ohridella Deschka & Dimic, 1986
Young larva mines and consumes the leaf before moving to another leaf.Older lavae bore into twig which turns brown before dropping from tree.
Overwinters as: a mined larva
Observations: This is an adventive species first discovered in Britain in 1982,now naturalised, and was probably accidentally introduced into this country from Europe in conifers.Since its first discovery in London the moth has increased its range both north and west,possibly due to our love of using its larval food plants from privacy. It is therefore considered to be a garden species.
Although similar to the species shown above neither have the white head which helps to identify this species along with the three abdominal white bands.
The moth is attracted to light.
Photo Gallery
Larval Food Plants Worldwide
Note - Plants hyperlinked in red below take the visitor to the relevant plant page on"Plants for a Future" website
where further information like photos,physical
characteristics,habitats,edible uses,medicinal
uses,cultivation,propagation,range,height etc. are clearly listed.
- Plant Families - in bold red below takes the visitor to the relevant "Lepi-plants" page where other butterflies & moths using the plants below are listed.
- Cupressaceae - Cypress Family
- Chamaecyparis lawsoniana - Lawsons Cypress
- Juniperus communis - Juniper
- Thuja occidentalis - American Arbor-Vitae
Larval Food Plants
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Taxonomy
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Kingdom:
Subkingdom: Phylum: Subphylum Class: Order: Superfamily: Family: Genus: Subgenus: Accepted Species Name: Type Species ARGYRESTHIA: Original Species Name: Literary Ref: Type Locality: |
Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Yponomeutoidea Argyresthiidae ARGYRESTHIA (Hübner,[1825]) Blastotere Ratzeburg, 1840 Argyresthia (Blastotere) trifasciata Staudinger,1871 - Phalaena goedartella (Linnaeus, 1758) - ARGYRESTHIA trifasciata Staudinger, 1871 - Staudinger, 1871 in Staudinger & Wocke, Cat. Lepid. eur. Faunegeb. (Edn. 2) : p.425 - n.280 - Not Specified |