Argyresthia curvella (Linnaeus, 1761)
brindled argent, apple blossom tineid
on Malus

Malus domestica, France, dép Hautes-Alpes, Saint-Julien-en-Beauchêne, 2.v.2019 © Ruben Meert

other image

destroyed flower

27.v.2019: vacated cocoon
gall
the larva lives in the closed bud, feeding on the internal parts of the flower. The buds remains closed because the sepals are spun together. Pupation in the soil in a reticulate cocoon.
host plants
Rosaceae, monophagous
Malus domestica, sylvestris.
phenology
Univoltine; hibernation as egg (Agassiz).
synonyms
Argyresthia cornella (Fabricius, 1775); A. arcella (Fabricius, 1776).
pupa
See Patočka (1998a), Patočka & Turcáni (2005a).
references
Agassiz (1996a), Bengtsson & Johansson (2011a), Friese (1969a), Konečná (2013a), Leutsch (2011a), Patočka (1998a), Patočka & Turcáni (2005a).