Argyresthia ivella

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Argyresthia ivella
Wing
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Argyresthiidae
Genus: Argyresthia
Species:
A. ivella
Binomial name
Argyresthia ivella
(Haworth, 1828)
Synonyms
  • Tinea ivella Haworth, 1828
  • Tinea quadriella Haworth
  • Oecophora andereggiella Duponchel, 1840
  • Argyresthia anderreggiella

Argyresthia ivella is a

Balkan Peninsula.[1]

The wingspan is 10–12 mm. Adults are on wing in July and August.

The larvae feed on

Corylus species, including Corylus avellana
. They feed in the shoot of their host plant.

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