Species Details

ABH: 20.015

BF: 414

Family: Argyresthiidae

Taxon: Argyresthia curvella

=Argyresthia arcella

Authority: (Linnaeus, 1761)

Vernacular: Brindled Apple Tip Moth

Account: Local in gardens and orchards throughout England and Wales, extending to Perthshire and the Western Isles in Scotland (MBGBI Vol 3) Similar to A. sorbiella, from which it is distinguished by its smaller size and the colour of the markings which are almost greyish brown on a clear white ground colour (MBGBI Vol 3). Larva mines buds and shoots of Apple, causing sufficient damage to be a serious pest in some areas, over-wintering as an egg.

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: 10 — 12 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 30 May (2009) — 26 Jul (2011)

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

Foodplant: Malus sp. (an apple).

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

Status: Local

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/argyresthia-curvella/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 12

Individuals: 0

Earliest Year: 2001

Latest Year: 2020

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