Argyresthia ivella
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Yponomeutidae |
| Genus: | Argyresthia |
| Species: | A. ivella |
| Binomial name | |
| Argyresthia ivella (Haworth, 1828) | |
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Argyresthia ivella is a moth of the Yponomeutidae family. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, the Netherlands, the Iberian Peninsula, Finland, Italy, Slovakia and most of the Balkan Peninsula.[1]
The wingspan is 10–12 mm.[2] Adults are on wing in July and August.[3]
The larvae feed on Malus and Corylus species, including Corylus avellana. They feed in the shoot of their host plant.