20.005 Argyresthia (Blastotere) trifasciata (Triple-barred Tip Moth)
ws: 7-10mm; May-Jun; juniper (Juniperus spp), cedar (Thuja spp), cypresses (Chamaecyparis spp or Cupressocyparis leylandii); accidentally introduced with garden conifers now widely established in S.England. First recorded in Britain in 1982.
Argyresthia trifasciata §2 male
ID: The only Argyresthia species with 3 distinct white transverse fasciae
§1 Foulness, Essex; 13/05/2007; fw 4.0mm
§2 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 23/05/2015; male; fw 4.3mm
§3 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 29/05/2017; female; fw 3.0mm
§4 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 27/05/2018
§5 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 01/06/2022; fw 3.9mm
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 23/05/2015; male; fw 4.3mm
§3 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 29/05/2017; female; fw 3.0mm
§4 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 27/05/2018
§5 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 01/06/2022; fw 3.9mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 30/01/2012 (§1) | §1 removed and replaced by §2 21/01/2016 | §3 added 19/01/2018 | §4 added 29/05/2018 |
§5 added 19/10/2022
§5 added 19/10/2022
