Argyresthia praecocella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Argyresthiidae |
Genus: | Argyresthia |
Species: | A. praecocella
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Binomial name | |
Argyresthia praecocella
Zeller, 1839
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Synonyms | |
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Argyresthia praecocella, the ochreous argent or juniper berry miner moth, is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Portugal and the Balkan Peninsula. [1] It is also found in Russia and across the Palearctic to Japan.
The larvae feed on Juniperus communis and Juniperus rigida. [3] They feed within the berries of their host plant. The species overwinters as a prepupa. [4]
Argyresthia praecocella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Argyresthiidae |
Genus: | Argyresthia |
Species: | A. praecocella
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Binomial name | |
Argyresthia praecocella
Zeller, 1839
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Synonyms | |
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Argyresthia praecocella, the ochreous argent or juniper berry miner moth, is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Portugal and the Balkan Peninsula. [1] It is also found in Russia and across the Palearctic to Japan.
The larvae feed on Juniperus communis and Juniperus rigida. [3] They feed within the berries of their host plant. The species overwinters as a prepupa. [4]