Argyresthia bergiella (Ratzeburg, 1840)
on Picea
parasite
The larva lives in the terminal bud of a heavy branch; also a few lower buds are eaten out. Un the following spring of course these buds remain silent. Pupa ib a silk-lines pupak chamber in a bud; the exit opening characteristically is oval. Preference for young trees in half-shadow,
host plants
Pinaceae, monophagous
Picea abies.
phenology
Univoltine; adults in May, June.
distribution within Europe
pupa
See Patocka (1998a), Patočka & Turčáni (2005a).
synonyms
Blastotere bergiella.
references
Bengtsson & Johansson (2011a, 2012a), Friese (1969a), Huemer (2012a), Huisman, Koster, van Nieukerken & Ulenberg (2003a), Konečná (2013a), Modlinger & Liška (2016a), van Nieukerken, Gielis, Huisman ao (1993a), Patocka (1998a), Patočka & Turčáni (2005a), Pinzari, Pinzari & Zilli (2013a).