Species Account for Argyresthia semitestacella
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Argyresthia semitestacella (Curtis, 1833) 20.024 
Beech Tip Moth
Lepidoptera: micromoths: Argyresthiidae
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Taxonomic group: micro moths (Lepidoptera: micromoths) - County data
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Adult:
Adult: Very scarce / difficult species, voucher specimen may be required
Records: 10
First Record: 1990
Latest Record: 2025
1992-on hectads: 6
Pre-1992 hectads: 1
Total hectads: 7
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Essex Red Data List comment
Recorded from 1 out of 57x10km.sq. records in county
Habitats
Broad Habitat Data (based on 3 records with habitat information)
no subhabitat data available
no structural habitat data available
Habitat Detail and Method (based on 10 records with habitat detail and method information)
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