Argyresthia dilectella Zeller, 1847
juniper argent
mine
The larva bores in the young shoot. Pupation external, in a white silken spinning. According to some authors the larva facultatively lives as a miner, but Friese states that this stems from confusion with A. abdominalis.
host plants
Cupressaceae, oligophagous
Juniperus communis, sabina; Chamaecyparis.
phenology
Larvae from autumn till May; hibernation in the shoot (Agassiz, 1996a).
BENELUX
BE recorded (Phegea, 2010).
NE recorded (Kuchlein & de Vos, 1999a; Microlepidoptera.nl, 2010).
LUX recorded (Fauna Europaea, 2010).
distribution within Europe
Check (PESI, 2018); also Iberian Peninsula
larva
Body yellowish green, often with reddish rings; head shining yellowish brown; prothoracic and anal plates brown (Agassiz, 1996a).
synonyms
Blastotere dilectella.
references
Agassiz (1996a, 2004a), Arbeitsgemeinschaft Microlepidoptera in Bayern (2013a), Bengtsson & Johansson (2011a), Buhr (1935b), Burmann (1979a), Friese (1969a), Hering (1957a), Huisman & Koster (1998a), Konečná (2013a), Kuchlein & Donner (1993a), Kuchlein & de Vos (1999a), Laštůvka & Laštůvka (2017a), Schütze (1899a), Segerer, Haslberger, Grünewald ao (2013a), Stigter & van Frankenhuyzen (1992a).