Moths of North Carolina
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Argyresthia conjugella Zeller, 1839 - Apple Fruit Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Yponomeutoidea		 Family:
Argyresthiidae		P3 Number:
36a0075		 MONA Number:
2449.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Argyresthia conjugellaAlamance Alexander Alleghany Anson Ashe Avery Beaufort Bertie Bladen Brunswick Buncombe Burke Cabarrus Caldwell Camden Carteret Caswell Catawba Chatham Cherokee Chowan Clay Cleveland Columbus Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare Davidson Davie Duplin Durham Edgecombe Forsyth Franklin Gaston Gates Graham Granville Greene Guilford Halifax Harnett Haywood Henderson Hertford Hoke Hyde Iredell Jackson Johnston Jones Lee Lenoir Lincoln Macon Madison Martin McDowell Mecklenburg Mitchell Montgomery Moore Nash New%20Hanover Northampton Onslow Orange Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Person Pitt Polk Randolph Richmond Robeson Rockingham Rowan Rutherford Sampson Scotland Stanly Stokes Surry Swain Transylvania Tyrrell Union Vance Wake Warren Washington Watauga Wayne Wilkes Wilson Yadkin Yancey
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

Click on graph to enlarge 		Image showing flight dates by month for High Mountains greater than 4,000 feet, Low Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain: adults.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
Larval Host Plants: Reported hosts include hawthorn (Crataegus), apple (Malus), mountain-ash (Sorbus), and pear (Pyrus) (Forbes, 1923; Ferguson, 1975; Robinson et al., 2010). We do not have any feeding records in North Carolina. - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for Montane Rosaceous Thickets
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR SNR [S1S3]
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
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 Photo Gallery for Argyresthia conjugella - Apple Fruit Moth

Photos: 8
Argyresthia conjugella
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2022-06-07
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Argyresthia conjugella
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2022-06-07
Madison Co.
Comment:
Argyresthia conjugella
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2021-05-21
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Argyresthia conjugella
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2021-05-21
Madison Co.
Comment:
Argyresthia conjugella
Recorded by: B. Bockhahn, P. Scharf, K. Kittelberger on 2015-06-18
Avery Co.
Comment: 		Argyresthia conjugella
Recorded by: B. Bockhahn, P. Scharf, K. Kittelberger on 2015-06-18
Avery Co.
Comment:
Argyresthia conjugella
Recorded by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn on 2014-06-08
Avery Co.
Comment: 		Argyresthia conjugella
Recorded by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn on 2014-06-08
Avery Co.
Comment: