''Argyresthia laevigatella'' is a
moth of the family
Yponomeutidae. It is found in
EuropeFauna Europaea
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Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
.
The wingspan is 9–13 mm. It is very similar to ''Argyresthia glabratella
''Argyresthia glabratella'', the spruce argent, is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in most Europe, except Ireland, the Iberian Peninsula, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia and Greece.
The wingspan is 8–11 mm. It is ve ...
''. Certain identification requires dissection of the genitalia.
The moths are on wing from May to July depending on the location.
The larvae feed on '' Larix decidua''.
References
External links
Ukmothslepiforum.de
Moths described in 1851
Taxa named by Gustav Heinrich Heydenreich
Argyresthia
Moths of Japan
Moths of Europe
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