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Argyresthia praecocella

Synonyms: Blastotere praecocella

Wikipedia Abstract

Argyresthia praecocella, the ochreous argent or juniper berry miner moth, is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Portugal and the Balkan Peninsula. It is also found in Russia and Japan. The wingspan is 9–10 mm. The larvae feed on Juniperus communis and Juniperus rigida. They feed within the berries of their host plant. The species overwinters as a prepupa.
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Salisbury Plain 52975 England, United Kingdom

Prey / Diet

Juniperus communis (Common Juniper)[1]
Juniperus excelsa (Grecian Juniper)[2]
Juniperus oxycedrus (Prickly Juniper)[2]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Odontopera bidentata (Scalloped Hazel)1

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
2Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0