Argyresthia laevigatella Herrich-Schäffer, 1855
larch-boring argent
on Larix
Larix decidua, v.1999 © Petr Kapitola, Central Institute for Supervising and Testing in Agriculture, Bugwood.org
parasite
The larva bores from late summer till end of April of the following year under the bark in the tip of a young shoot. Before pupation, in the gallery, it gnaws a circular opening at the underside of the shoot and closes it with silk. The shoot withers and dies.
host plants
Pinaceae, monophagous
Larix decidua.
phenology
Univoltine, hibernation as larva.
distribution within Europe
larva
See Agassiz.
pupa
See Patočka, Patočka & Turcáni.
synonyms
Blastotere laevigatella.
references
Agassiz (1996a), Bengtsson & Johansson (2011a, 2012a), Friese (1969a), Konečná (2013a), Patočka (1998a), Patočka & Turcáni (2005a), Wullaert (2016b).