UKMoths Argyresthia semifusca - Distribution map
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20.02 BF419
Argyresthia semifusca
(Haworth, 1828)
Wingspan c.12 mm.
Distributed across most of the British Isles, the adults of this species often show a slight purplish tinge to the brown colour of the forewing.
The larvae feed either on hawthorn (Crataegus) or rowan (Sorbus aucuparia), in a young shoot during early summer.
Adult moths fly from June into late August/early September.
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