Argyresthia illuminatella explained

Argyresthia illuminatella is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in most Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, Portugal, Fennoscandia, Hungary, Slovenia and Greece.^[1]

The wingspan is 9.5-10.5 mm.^[2] Adults are on wing from the end of April to June. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Abies alba.^{[3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304232502/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=433964 Fauna Europaea
2. http://www.microlepidoptera.nl/soorten/species.php?speciescode=160230&p=1 microlepidoptera.nl
3. http://www.lepiforum.de/cgi-bin/lepiwiki.pl?Argyresthia_Illuminatella lepiforum.de
4. https://archive.today/20120803194629/http://www.cabi.org/ISC/Default.aspx?site=144&page=4066&LoadModule11=CABISEARCHRESULTS&LoadAction=LoadAbstract&term=au:%22Covassi,+M.%22&AbstractSearchTerm=au:%22Covassi,+M.%22&query=au:%22Covassi,+M.%22&AbstractID=19951108971 On the presence of Argyresthia illuminatella Zeller in fir woods of central and south Italy with notes on its biology (Lepidoptera, Argyresthiidae)