Argyresthia Atlanticella
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''Argyresthia atlanticella'' is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found on the Azores. Adults usually have a white head and two longitudinal white marks along the forewings. Other morphs have a brown head and the white marks are more or less reduced or even completely lacking. They are on wing from July to August. The larvae feed on '' Myrica faya'', ''
Erica scoparia ''Erica scoparia'', the green heather, is a shrubby species of heath in the flowering plant family Ericaceae. It is native to the western Mediterranean Basin in the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal), Northwest Africa (Morocco, Algeria and Tu ...
azorica'' and '' Vaccinium cylindraceum''. They feed on the male flowers and green fruits of their host plant. The first and second larval stages are milky-white, except for the head capsule and the cephalic and anal plates which are dark-brown. The third and fourth larval stages have a red pattern at the dorsum. Larvae can be found from April to August.Argyresthia atlanticella Rebel (Insecta: Lepidoptera) an excluded agent for Myrica faya Aiton (Myricaceae) biocontrol
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Moths described in 1940 Argyresthia Endemic arthropods of the Azores Moths of Europe {{Yponomeutidae-stub