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    Argyresthia laevigatella – larikspedaalmot (Lepidoptera: Argyresthiidae), nieuw voor de Belgische fauna Steve Wullaert Samenvatting. Tijdens de 2de excursie van de Werkgroep Bladmineerders in het Wijnendalebos te Torhout (West- Vlaanderen) op 26.vi.2010 vonden we een Argyresthiidae waarvan we lange tijd niet wisten om welke soort het ging. Het exemplaar werd op genitaliën gecontroleerd en gedetermineerd als Argyresthia laevigatella Herrich-Schäffer, 1855. Gegevens over de verspreiding en de biologie van de soort worden meegedeeld. Abstract. During the 2nd excursion of the Workgroup Leafminers in the forest Wijnendalebos at Torhout (West-Flanders) on 26.vi.2010 we found an Argyresthiidae that remained unidentified for a long time. Recently the specimen was dissected and determined as Argyresthia laevigatella Herrich-Schäffer, 1855. Data about its distribution and biology are given. Résumé. Lors de la 2ème excursion de notre groupe de travail dans le Wijnendalebos à Torhout (Flandre Occidentale) le 26.vi.2010, nous avons trouvé un Argyresthiidae que nous n'avons pas pu identifier immédiatement. L'exemplaire a été contrôlé et déterminé ultérieurement comme Argyresthia laevigatella Herrich-Schäffer, 1855 sur base des analyses des genitalia. Des données sur la biologie et la répartition de cette espèce sont discutées. Key words: Argyresthia laevigatella – Faunistics – First record – Belgium. Wullaert S.: Sint-Jorisstraat 24, B-3583 Paal, Belgium. [email protected] Inleiding 1830) – nonnetjeszwammot, een soort die bijna 70 jaar afwezig was in België (Wullaert 2010). Ook vonden we De Argyresthiidae (pedaalmotten), die vroeger een heel wat andere soorten die nog nooit waren subfamilie van de Yponomeutidae was, is nu een aparte waargenomen in de provincie West-Vlaanderen zoals: familie geworden sinds de publicatie van een artikel door Antispila metallella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) – grote van Nieukerken et.