20.013 Argyresthia (Argyresthia) pygmaeella (Sallow Tip Moth)
ws:10-13mm; Jun-Aug; sallow/willow (Salix spp); common throughout GB
Argyresthia pymaeella §2 male
ID: Forewing not unicolorous; basal third of dorsum not entirely white; costal half of forewing pale shining brassy > A.pygmaeella
§1 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 24/06/2014; fw 5.8mm (presented to me by Mick Scott)
§2 Mull; 16/06/2018; male; fw 6.0mm
§3 Pound Wood, Essex; 07/06/2022; male; fw 6.9mm
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Mull; 16/06/2018; male; fw 6.0mm
§3 Pound Wood, Essex; 07/06/2022; male; fw 6.9mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 28/10/2014 (§1) | §2 added 08/09/2018 | Dissection images of §2 added 19/04/2019 | §3 added 02/10/2022
