Argyresthia goedartella
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Argyresthia goedartella is a butterfly ( moth ) from the family of the web and bud moths (Yponomeutidae).
description
This small butterfly reaches a wingspan of 10 to 12 millimeters. The forewings have a distinctive Y-shaped brass-colored drawing.
Flight time
The adults fly from June to August both at night and on sunny afternoons.
Occurrence
The larvae eat catkins of birch trees, especially silver birch ( Betula pendula ), and alder ( Alnus )
literature
- Thomas Kaltenbach, Peter Victor Küppers: Small butterflies. Verlag J. Neudamm-Neudamm, Melsungen 1987, ISBN 3-7888-0510-2
Web links
Commons : Argyresthia goedartella - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- www.lepiforum.de
- Markku Savela: Lepidoptera and some other life forms (English)
- Collection of the Natural History Museum Stockholm (Swedish)
- Guide to the moths of Great Britain and Ireland
- University of Alberta EH Strickland Entomological Museum (English)
- Argyresthia goedartella at Fauna Europaea