Argyresthia glabratella (Zeller, 1847)

spruce argent

on Picea

Picea abies, Belgium, prov. Antwerp, Retie, Prinsenpark, 20.iv.2015 © Carina Van Steenwinkel

the needles at the tip of the shoot turn yellow …

and are dropped

pupation takes places in the tunnel

the exuvium protrudes from the opening

detail of the pupa

parasite

The larva bores in the tip of a shoot. Prior to pupation a small circular opening, not closed with silk, is made, generally at the underside of the shoot.

host plants

Pinaceae, monophagous

Picea abies.

phenology

Larvae from the late summer till April, May.

distribution within Europe

(PESI, 2018).

larva

Full-fed 8 mm, body white, head shining black, prothoracic shield greyish brown.

pupa

described Patočka (1998a), Patočka & Turcáni (2005a).

pupa

synonyms

Blastotere glabratella.

notes

See also the closely related A. svenssoni..

references

Agassiz (1996a), Bengtsson & Johansson (2011a, 2012a), Friese (1969a), Huisman, Koster, van Nieukerken & Ulenberg (2004a), Konečná (2013a), Modlinger & Liška (2016a), Patočka (1998a), Patočka & Turcáni (2005a), De Prins, Steeman & Sierens (2016a).