Argyresthia bonnetella is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in Europe. The wingspan is 9–11 mm. The head is white. Forewings are shining ochreous-whitish, usually strigulated and sometimes discally suffused with ferruginous brown; a suffused ferruginous -brown median longitudinal streak from base to before middle; a curved dark ferruginous- brown fascia from middle of dorsum to 4/5 of costa, sometimes obsolete except on dorsum. Hindwings are grey. The larva is yellow-green; head and plate of 2 brown.[2]

Argyresthia bonnetella
Argyresthia bonnetella Malvern Hills, England
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Argyresthiidae
Genus:	Argyresthia
Species:	A. bonnetella
Binomial name
Argyresthia bonnetella (Linnaeus, 1758)[1]
Synonyms
Phalaena bonnetella Linnaeus, 1758 Argyresthia (Argyresthia) bonnetella Phalaena tetrapodella Linnaeus, 1767 Tinea nitidella Fabricius, 1787 Erminea ossea Haworth, 1828 Argyresthia purpurascentella Stainton, 1849

The moth flies from July to September. .

The larvae feed on Crataegus.

References

Notes

1. ^ The flight season refers to Belgium and The Netherlands. This may vary in other parts of the range.

External links

• waarneming.nl (in Dutch)
• Argyresthia bonnetella at UK Moths

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