Moths of North Carolina
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Argyresthia oreasella Clemens, 1860 - Cherry Shoot Borer Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Yponomeutoidea		 Family:
Argyresthiidae		P3 Number:
36a0094		 MONA Number:
2467.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Argyresthia oreasellaAlamance 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 cherry (Prunus), serviceberry (Amelanchier), beech (Betula), apple (Malus), hawthorn (Crataegus), and oak (Quercus) (Wellhouse, 1922; Forbes, 1923; Robinson et al., 2010; Beadle & Leckie, 2018). We do not have any feeding records in North Carolina. - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Rosaceous Thickets
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR SNR [S4S5]
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 oreasella - Cherry Shoot Borer Moth

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Argyresthia oreasella
Recorded by: B. Bockhahn on 2025-07-03
Macon Co.
Comment: 		Argyresthia oreasella
Recorded by: Dean Furbish, Lior S. Carlson on 2025-06-18
Alamance Co.
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Argyresthia oreasella
Recorded by: Dean Furbish, Lior S. Carlson on 2025-06-18
Alamance Co.
Comment: 		Argyresthia oreasella
Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2025-05-29
Durham Co.
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Argyresthia oreasella
Recorded by: David George on 2025-05-16
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Argyresthia oreasella
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George on 2025-05-09
Cumberland Co.
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Argyresthia oreasella
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-14
Watauga Co.
Comment: 		Argyresthia oreasella
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-12
Watauga Co.
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Argyresthia oreasella
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-07-11
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Argyresthia oreasella
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2024-07-11
Madison Co.
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Argyresthia oreasella
Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-07-11
Watauga Co.
Comment: 		Argyresthia oreasella
Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2024-06-25
Yancey Co.
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Argyresthia oreasella
Recorded by: Owen McConnell and Simpson Eason on 2024-06-21
Graham Co.
Comment: 		Argyresthia oreasella
Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-06-20
Watauga Co.
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Argyresthia oreasella
Recorded by: Lior S. Carlson, Dean Furbish on 2024-06-18
Lincoln Co.
Comment: 		Argyresthia oreasella
Recorded by: David George, Steve Hall, Patrick Coin, Mark Basinger on 2024-06-16
Chatham Co.
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Argyresthia oreasella
Recorded by: David George on 2024-06-13
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Argyresthia oreasella
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-06-13
Madison Co.
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Argyresthia oreasella
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-06-10
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Argyresthia oreasella
Recorded by: David George, Tracy Feldman, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper, Patrick Coin, Becky Watkins on 2024-06-08
Wake Co.
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Argyresthia oreasella
Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2024-06-03
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Argyresthia oreasella
Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2024-06-01
Transylvania Co.
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Argyresthia oreasella
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-05-25
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Argyresthia oreasella
Recorded by: Rob Van Epps on 2024-05-13
Mecklenburg Co.
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Argyresthia oreasella
Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2024-05-13
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Argyresthia oreasella
Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-31
Macon Co.
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Argyresthia oreasella
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-07-26
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Argyresthia oreasella
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-07-25
Madison Co.
Comment:
Argyresthia oreasella
Recorded by: David George on 2023-07-13
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Argyresthia oreasella
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2023-06-25
Buncombe Co.
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