Species Details

ABH: 20.005

BF: 409a

Family: Argyresthiidae

Taxon: Argyresthia trifasciata

Authority: Staudinger, 1871

Vernacular: Triple-barred Tip Moth

Account: Local in gardens throughout much of Greater London and southern England, with records north to Lancashire. An adventive species, naturalised through accidental introduction in conifers from mainland Europe, now fully naturalised Larva mines leaves and shoots of Juniper, Leyland Cypress, Lawson's Cypress, and other cultivated conifers.

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: 8 — 9 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 4 May (2003) — 17 Jun (2010)

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: Local

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 1 — Relatively easily identified 👌

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

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 45

Individuals: 0

Earliest Year: 2001

Latest Year: 2024

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