Argyresthia albistria (Haworth, 1828)
(Purple Argent)
20.0230 (B&F: 422)
»Suborder: Glossata
»Superfamily: Yponomeutoidea
»Family: Argyresthiidae
»Subfamily: Acrolepiinae
»Tribe: Phalacropterygini
Status and ecology:
National Status: Common
A resident species usually occurring singly, occasionally sparingly at mv light in a few bushy places in both vice-counties. Widespread, but only thinly distributed. Single-brooded, flying mainly from early June to early August, occasionally to late September. Larvae feed on the shoots of sloe. (Pratt, 2011).
(Distribution at 1km scale)
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