Argyresthia semifusca is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in Europe.[1]
| Argyresthia semifusca | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Argyresthiidae |
| Genus: | Argyresthia |
| Species: | A. semifusca |
| Binomial name | |
| Argyresthia semifusca (Haworth, 1828) | |
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The wingspan is about 12 mm. The head is white. Forewings are dark purplish-bronzy-fuscous; a thick white dorsal streak to tornus, interrupted by a median spot of ground-colour ; costa marked with minute white dashes, posteriorly with three or four white strigulae. Hindwings are grey.[2]
Adults are on the wing from June to September depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Crataegus and Sorbus aucuparia.
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