Argyresthia albistria

    Dark Blackthorn Tip Moth

    ArgyresthiidaeABH 20.023 B&F 422

    Scarce and thinly-scattered across the county; unlike a number of other blackthorn-feeders, it is not restricted to central/southern Somerset.

    Adult Verification Grade: 2

    Purple Argent (Argyresthia albistria) photographed in Somerset by Paul Wilkins