Moths of North Carolina

Scientific Name:	Common Name:		Family (Alpha):

View PDF	Argyresthiidae Members:	Argyresthia Members:	6 NC Records
Argyresthia thuiella (Packard, 1871) - Arborvitae Leafminer Moth

Taxonomy

Superfamily: Yponomeutoidea

Family: Argyresthiidae

P3 Number: 360189.00

MONA Number: 2481.00

Identification

Field Guide Descriptions:

Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD

Distribution in North Carolina


Distribution:
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Flight Dates: High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft. Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft. Piedmont (Pd) Coastal Plain (CP) Click on graph to enlarge
Immature Dates: High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft. Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft. Piedmont (Pd) Coastal Plain (CP) Click on graph to enlarge

Habitats and Life History

Habitats:

Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed on Northern White Cedar (Thuja occidentalis) (Eiseman, 2022). - View

Status in North Carolina

Natural Heritage Program Status:

Natural Heritage Program Ranks:

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 thuiella - Arborvitae Leafminer Moth		Photos: 9
	Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2022-04-11 Durham Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-04-17 Madison Co. Comment: An adult that emerged from mines that were on ornamental arborvitae; occupied mines were collected on 23 March and adults began emerging on 17 April, 2021 (see companion photos of mines and larva).
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-03-23 Madison Co. Comment: Dead branchlets that were mined from the tip downward were on ornamental arborvitae. Dissected mines had larvae where dead needles met the green growth. One naked pupa was found inside, along with several reddish-green larvae (see companion photos of a larva).	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-03-23 Madison Co. Comment: A larva that was dissected from where the dead branchlet met live green tissue below (see companion photo of the branch).
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2021-03-23 Madison Co. Comment: A larva that was dissected from where the dead branchlet met live green tissue below (see companion photo of the branch).	Recorded by: Kyle Kittelberger on 2020-04-13 Wake Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Paul Scharf on 2015-05-01 Warren Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Paul Scharf on 2015-05-01 Warren Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Paul Scharf on 2015-05-01 Warren Co. Comment:

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