Argyresthia fundella

Argyresthia fundella
	Argyresthia fundella
Systematics
Class :	Insects (Insecta)
Order :	Butterflies (Lepidoptera)
Family :	Spider moths and bud moths (Yponomeutidae)
Subfamily :	Argyresthiinae
Genre :	Argyresthia
Type :	Argyresthia fundella
Scientific name
	Argyresthia fundella
	( Fischer von Röslerstamm , 1835)

The banded pine needle moth ( Argyresthia fundella ) is a butterfly ( moth ) from the family of the web and bud moths (Yponomeutidae).

description

The small butterfly has a wingspan of 9 to 10 millimeters. The forewings are white with light brown piebalds, which often result in a band drawing interrupted in the middle. The larger, dark spots are on the posterior margin and not on the anterior margin of the fore wings, as in Argyresthia retinella . The caterpillars have a dark green body and a black head. Their body is flattened and spindle-shaped. The breastbones are brown, the hind legs have receded.

Similar species

Thuja moth ( Argyresthia thuiella ) (forage plant mainly thuja )
Argyresthia retinella (forage mainly willow and birch)
Juniper moth ( Argyresthia trifasciata ) (forage plant mainly juniper )

distribution

The species was found in large parts of Central and Eastern Europe. Their distribution area includes the area from Scandinavia and Belarus to the Pyrenees , Italy , Bulgaria and from France to the Ukraine ., On the Balkan Peninsula south to Greece. There is no evidence from Ireland, Great Britain, the Iberian Peninsula or Finland.

biology

Caterpillars can be found from late summer through April. Pines (Pinaceae) are specified as food plants , mainly firs ( Abies genus ). In older literature, spruce (Picea) are also mentioned, but this is interpreted as a misidentification in more recent literature. The leads are usually in the distal half of the needle. The caterpillars mine first towards the point of the needle and then return on the other side of the needle. Fecal pellets are mainly deposited at the top. At the beginning of the mine there is a round hole that the larva uses to finally leave the mine. The eroded passage is whitish. The hole is closed with silk. A single caterpillar mines in several needles before wintering in the mine. The caterpillars pupate outside the mine on the underside of the needle. The moths fly in one generation from May to June.

Harmful effect

The mined needles turn brown and die. The species is specified as a forest pest in Croatia on silver fir and in Greece on Greek fir , but usually has no particular economic significance. In Austria it was reported as a pest in Christmas tree crops.

Taxonomy

The species was first described by Josef Emanuel Fischer von Röslerstamm in 1835 as Oecophora fundella .

Individual evidence

↑ Agyresthia. In: Gleb Sergeevitch Medvedev: Keys to the Insects of the European Part of the USSR .: Lepidoptera. Part II, Brill Archive, 1990, ISBN 90-04-08926-8 . limited (preview on Google Books )
↑ Argyresthia fundella (FISCHER V. RÖSLERSTAMM, 1835) - Banded pine needle moth. Lepiforum e. V .: Determination aid of the Lepiforum for the butterfly species found in Germany, Austria and Switzerland., Accessed on April 13, 2015 .
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e bladmineerders.nl, accessed on April 13, 2015 ( Memento from January 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
↑ ^a ^b D.S. Kailidis, RP Georgevits: forest insects Greece. Fir insects. In: Indicator for pest science and plant protection. 45 (2) 1972, 1972, pp. 25-28.
↑ Karl Traugott Schütze: The biology of the small butterflies with special consideration of their nutrient plants and times of appearance. Handbook of Microlepidoptera. Caterpillar calendar arranged according to the illustrated German Flora by H. Wagner. Frankfurt am Main, publishing house of the International Entomological Association e. V., 1931, p. 32.
↑ B. Perny: Diseases and pests in Christmas tree cultures. ( Memento from August 19, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Brief description.
^ JE Fischer von Röslerstamm, (1834–1843): Illustrations for the correction and addition of butterfly studies. especially microlepidopterology as a supplement to Treitschke`s and Huebner`s European butterflies, with explanatory text . 1-304, [i] - [iv], pl. 1-100. Leipzig (Hinrichs). - Scan from Google Books in the Hathi Trust Digital Library viewer.

Web links

[Agyresthia-1] Agyresthia. In: Gleb Sergeevitch Medvedev: Keys to the Insects of the European Part of the USSR .: Lepidoptera. Part II, Brill Archive, 1990, ISBN 90-04-08926-8 . limited (preview on Google Books )

[Lepiforum-2] Argyresthia fundella (FISCHER V. RÖSLERSTAMM, 1835) - Banded pine needle moth. Lepiforum e. V .: Determination aid of the Lepiforum for the butterfly species found in Germany, Austria and Switzerland., Accessed on April 13, 2015 .

[NL-3] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e bladmineerders.nl, accessed on April 13, 2015 ( Memento from January 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive )

[Kailidis-4] D.S. Kailidis, RP Georgevits: forest insects Greece. Fir insects. In: Indicator for pest science and plant protection. 45 (2) 1972, 1972, pp. 25-28.

[Schütze-5] Karl Traugott Schütze: The biology of the small butterflies with special consideration of their nutrient plants and times of appearance. Handbook of Microlepidoptera. Caterpillar calendar arranged according to the illustrated German Flora by H. Wagner. Frankfurt am Main, publishing house of the International Entomological Association e. V., 1931, p. 32.

[Perny-6] B. Perny: Diseases and pests in Christmas tree cultures. ( Memento from August 19, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Brief description.

[Fischer-7] JE Fischer von Röslerstamm, (1834–1843): Illustrations for the correction and addition of butterfly studies. especially microlepidopterology as a supplement to Treitschke`s and Huebner`s European butterflies, with explanatory text . 1-304, [i] - [iv], pl. 1-100. Leipzig (Hinrichs). - Scan from Google Books in the Hathi Trust Digital Library viewer.