Argyresthia semitestacella (Curtis, 1833)
large beech argent
on Fagus
parasite
The larvae bore in a shoot.
host plants
Fagaceae, monophagous
Fagus sylvatica.
phenology
Univoltine; larvae in May-June,
distribution within Europe
larva
Full grown larva 8 mm; body greenish white; head shining black; prothoracic and anal plates brown.
puparium
See Patočka (1998a), Patočka & Turcáni (2005a).
references
Agassiz (1996a), Bengtsson & Johansson (2011a), Biesenbaum (2010b), Friese (1969a), Konečná (2013a), Patočka (1998a), Patočka & Turcáni (2005a), Pinzari, Pinzari & Zilli (2013a).