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Argyresthia aurulentella
Checklist Number20.009 [B&F: 0408]
Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification
Classification
| Family: | Argyresthiidae |
| Subfamily: | Argyresthiinae |
| Genus: | Argyresthia |
| Species: | aurulentella |
| Authority: | Stainton, 1849 |
Rare (proposed as a future Red Data Book species) in Britain, occurring on the downs of southern England and in the north, but evidently declining. There are a couple of old Hampshire records, from Southampton and Chilbolton, but not recorded in the county in recent years, and not recorded on the Isle of Wight to date. Wingspan 7-9 mm. Larva mines berries of Juniper.
