Irish moths

Argyresthia pygmaeella

Family: Yponomeutidae       Sub-family: Argyresthiinae 

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Wingspan: 10-13mm

Flight time: June-August
Habitat:

Larvae feed on the catkins and young shoots of Salix spp.



Argyresthia pygmaeella


Argyresthia pygmaeella

Argyresthia pygmaeella
Ballingeary, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. June 2011

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