Photo © Dave Hamilton

Cypress Tip Moth

Argyresthia cupressella

Checklist Number
20.007 [B&F: 0409b]

Verification
Record will normally be accepted but photo evidence may be required - check with CMR if not sure of identity

Classification

Family:Argyresthiidae
Subfamily:Argyresthiinae
Genus:Argyresthia
Species:cupressella
Authority:Walsingham, 1890

Local in gardens throughout East Anglia, and northern and western England. An adventive species, recorded nationally for the first time in 1997 in Suffolk, the Cypress Tip Moth is now fully naturalised following its accidental introduction on coniferous trees. Has been recorded increasingly in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 8-9 mm. Larva mines young shoots of Juniper, Leyland Cypress and Lawson's Cypress.

The abundance in each month is indicated as follows:

No records
Very occasional
Irregular
Uncommon
Off-peak, but not unusual
Off-peak, but not unusual
Main flight time
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Adult
Larval

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Records by week (larval)