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).