Species Details

ABH: 20.008

BF: 406

Family: Argyresthiidae

Taxon: Argyresthia abdominalis

Authority: Zeller, 1839

Vernacular: Streaked Tip Moth

Account: Vulnerable (proposed as a future Red Data Book species). Chiefly recorded from the Chilterns and the downs of southern England, where the foodplant is present, but evidently in decline Larva mines leaves and bark of Juniper.

Accounts provided by and used with the kind permission of Mike Wall, Hampshire County Moth Recorder. These will in due course be gradually replaced with species accounts with a Surrey context.

Wingspan: 7 — 9 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 13 Jun (2003) — 13 Jun (2003)

The flight period of overwintering adults are not given. See the flight chart below the distribution map.

Foodplant: Juniperus sp.

Foodplant accounts are from the HOSTS database — Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CC0).

Status: pRDB2

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 3 — Difficult to identify, an image may be required 🤔🤔
Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/argyresthia-abdominalis/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 1

Individuals: 0

Earliest Year: 2003

Latest Year: 2003

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