Yellow-spot Tortrix

Pseudargyrotoza conwagana

''Pseudargyrotoza conwagana'' is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Europe, China , South Korea, Japan, Russia and Asia Minor.
Yellow-spot tortrix In shade on nettle Cumbria,Kings Meaburn,Moth Week 2020,Pseudargyrotoza conwagana,Yellow-spot Tortrix

Appearance

The wingspan is 11–15 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July.
Pseudargyrotoza conwagana Another colourful little moth, again on nettles - this will suffer with the disaster of ash dieback which appears to kill up to 95% of ash trees Cumbria,Kings Meaburn,Pseudargyrotoza conwagana

Food

The larvae feed on ''Fraxinus excelsior'', ''Fraxinus mandshurica'', ''Ligustrum'' and ''Berberis'' species.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyTortricidae
GenusPseudargyrotoza
SpeciesP. conwagana
Photographed in
United Kingdom