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Scientific Name:
Common Name:
Family (Alpha):
ACROLEPIIDAE-
ADELIDAE-
AMPHISBATIDAE-
AUTOSTICHIDAE-
BATRACHEDRIDAE-
BEDELLIIDAE-
BLASTOBASIDAE-
BOMBYCIDAE-
BUCCULATRICIDAE-
CARPOSINIDAE-
CHOREUTIDAE-
COLEOPHORIDAE-
COSMOPTERIGIDAE-
COSSIDAE-
CRAMBIDAE-
DEPRESSARIIDAE-
DREPANIDAE-
ELACHISTIDAE-
EPERMENIIDAE-
EPIPYROPIDAE-
EREBIDAE-Erebid Moths
ERIOCRANIIDAE-
EUTELIIDAE-
GALACTICIDAE-
GELECHIIDAE-
GEOMETRIDAE-
GLYPHIDOCERIDAE-
GLYPHIPTERIGIDAE-
GRACILLARIIDAE-
HELIOZELIDAE-
HEPIALIDAE-
HYBLAEIDAE-
INCURVARIIDAE-
LASIOCAMPIDAE-
LECITHOCERIDAE-Long-horned Moths
LIMACODIDAE-
LYONETIIDAE-
MEGALOPYGIDAE-Flannel Moths
MICROPTERIGIDAE-
MIMALLONIDAE-
MOMPHIDAE-Mompha Moths
NEPTICULIDAE-
NOCTUIDAE-Owlet Moths
NOLIDAE-
NOTODONTIDAE-
OECOPHORIDAE-
OPOSTEGIDAE-
PELEOPODIDAE-
PLUTELLIDAE-
PRODOXIDAE-
PSYCHIDAE-Bagworm Moths
PTEROPHORIDAE-
PYRALIDAE-
SATURNIIDAE-Saturniids
SCHRECKENSTEINIIDAE-
SESIIDAE-
SPHINGIDAE-Sphinx Moths
THYATIRIDAE-
THYRIDIDAE-
TINEIDAE-
TISCHERIIDAE-
TORTRICIDAE-
URANIIDAE-
URODIDAE-
XYLORYCTIDAE-
YPONOMEUTIDAE-
YPSOLOPHIDAE-
ZYGAENIDAE-
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Argyresthiidae Members:
Argyresthia affinis
Argyresthia alternatella
Argyresthia annettella
Argyresthia apicimaculella
Argyresthia austerella
Argyresthia calliphanes
Argyresthia conjugella
Argyresthia freyella
Argyresthia oreasella
Argyresthia subreticulata
Argyresthia thuiella
Argyresthia unidentified species
Argyresthia
Members:
Argyresthia affinis
Argyresthia alternatella
Argyresthia annettella
Argyresthia apicimaculella
Argyresthia austerella
Argyresthia calliphanes
Argyresthia conjugella
Argyresthia freyella
Argyresthia oreasella
Argyresthia subreticulata
Argyresthia thuiella
Argyresthia unidentified species
5 NC Records
Argyresthia conjugella
Zeller, 1839 - Apple Fruit Moth
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Yponomeutoidea
Family:
Argyresthiidae
P3 Number:
360155.00
MONA Number:
2449.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions:
Covell (1984)
Online Photographs:
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.
Flight Dates:
High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
Piedmont (Pd)
Coastal Plain (CP)
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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. -
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See also Habitat Account for
Montane Rosaceous Thickets
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks:
GNR S1S3
State Protection:
Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
Comments:
Photo Gallery for
Argyresthia conjugella
- Apple Fruit Moth
Photos: 8
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2022-06-07
Madison Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2022-06-07
Madison Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2021-05-21
Madison Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2021-05-21
Madison Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: B. Bockhahn, P. Scharf, K. Kittelberger on 2015-06-18
Avery Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: B. Bockhahn, P. Scharf, K. Kittelberger on 2015-06-18
Avery Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn on 2014-06-08
Avery Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn on 2014-06-08
Avery Co.
Comment: