| 20.023 ~ 0422 ~ Argyresthia albistria ~ Purple Argent | ||
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UK Status Resident. Widespread and very common throughout the British Isles. Montgomeryshire Status Recorded from a few sites in the noth of the county, probably much more common than the records suggest. Wingspan : M & F, 9-11mm. Confusion species None. |
Flight time & Voltinity
(Univoltine)  Habitat Wherever the foodplant is found. Foodplant Blackthorn. Lifestage data Shoot miner. Eggs laid under a flake of bark or behind an old bud. Larva overwinters in a spinning, then mines in a flowering shoot in the spring. Pupates in a fragile cocoon on the ground. |
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| Montgomeryshire photos | ||
 Photo by MDH, 10th July 2010, Llanfyllin |
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