Argyresthia albistria (Haworth, 1828)
purple argent
on Prunus
parasite
In the autumn and the following spring the larva feeds on (flower) buds. Pupation in the soil in a papery cocoon.
host plants
Rosaceae, monophagous
Prunus cerasus, domestica, spinosa.
phenology
Univoltine; hibernation as larva.
distribution within Europe
pupa
See Patočka (1998a), Patočka & Turcáni (2005a)
references
Agassiz (1996a), Bengtsson & Johansson (2011a), Cleve (1979a), Corley, Rosete, Romão ao (2015a), Friese (1969a), Huisman, Koster, van Nieukerken & Ellis (2007a), Konečná (2013a), Leutsch (2011a), Patočka (1998a), Patočka & Turcáni (2005a), Wegner (2010a).