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Family: Argyresthiidae   Checklist Number: 20.013

Argyresthia pygmaeella  ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)

Sallow Tip Moth

Sporadic and seemingly coastal across Scotland but well represented on the southern island of the Outer Hebrides. The food-plants are Betula species and alder (Alnus glutinosa). The flight period is late May to early September.

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

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