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
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), Patočka (1998a), Patočka & Turcáni (2005a), De Prins, Steeman & Sierens (2016a).