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Family: Argyresthiidae   Checklist Number: 20.012

Argyresthia goedartella  (Linnaeus, 1758)

Brassy Y

Widespread across Scotland and well represented on South Uist where the food-plant, alder (Alnus glutinosa), occurs. The flight period is May to late September.

References: 
Sterling, P. & Parsons, M. (2023 second edition). Field Guide to the Micro-moths of Great Britain and Ireland.

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