About Argyresthia spinosella Stainton, 1849
Argyresthia spinosella Stainton, 1849 is a moth species that belongs to the family Yponomeutidae. This species is found in Europe and Anatolia. It has a wingspan of 9–11 mm. Adults have a white head. Their forewings are fuscous with purple reflections and an ochreous base; they feature a thick white dorsal streak extending to the tornus, a darker fuscous median fascia that is interrupted in the disc and edged whitish on the costa, and some whitish costal strigulae towards the posterior. Hindwings are grey. Adult moths fly from May to July. The larvae of Argyresthia spinosella feed on Prunus spinosa.
