Argyresthia kulfani Bengtsson & Johansson, 2012

on Abies

parasite

The larvae bore in the pith of a shoot, down to 7 cm from the tip. The needles turn yellow and drop in the course of the winter. Pupation in the gallery. Preference for low trees in shady situations.

host plants

Pinaceae, monophagous

Abies alba.

phenology

Univoltine; adults in May – mid June.

distribution within Europe

Eastern Germany, Slovakia (Bengtsson & Johansson), Iberia (Laštůvka & Laštůvka)..

pupa

The flat pupa bears on its head four thorns, that are used in ecdysis. Within the genus this is a unique character.

references

Bengtsson & Johansson (2012a), Laštůvka & Laštůvka (2015a), Liška ao (2018a).