Argyresthia laevigatella
Larch Tip Moth
ArgyresthiidaeABH 20.001 B&F 401The larvae feed on larch, which is a species of upland plantations in Somerset, a habitat rarely surveyed by lepidopterists. Rare – though likely under-recorded – with four records: West Luccombe (1997), Churchill (1988), Williton (1985) and a vague record for ST45 (Mendips - 1980).
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