20.022 BF421 – Argyresthiidae – Argyresthia bonnetella

Aryyresthiidae – Argyresthia bonnetella – Hawthorn Argent

STATUS – Found on Hawthorn (Crataegus)  in widely scattered localities across the county.

ID POINTERS – Tiny but distinctive with a mixed creamy-brown and golden-brown forewing. A white dorsal streak that is interrupted by a dark brown oblique cross-band and falls short of the costa

FLIGHT PERIOD – On the wing in June – August

IMAGES – Kings Newton Derbyshire – Will Soar©

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