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Argyresthia conjugella (Apple Fruit Moth)

Synonyms: Argyresthia aerariella; Argyresthia maculosa

Wikipedia Abstract

Argyresthia conjugella, the apple fruit moth, is a moth of the Yponomeutidae family. It is found in North America, Europe, Siberia, Central Asia and Japan. The wingspan is 10–14 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July depending on the location. The larvae feed on Sorbus aucuparia and Malus species.
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Infraspecies

Argyresthia conjugella f. aerariella
Argyresthia conjugella f. conjugella
Argyresthia conjugella f. maculosa

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Fenn`s, Whixall, Bettisfield, Wem and Cadney Mosses 2346 England/Wales, United Kingdom  
Gower Commons/ Tiroedd Comin Gwyr 4390 Wales, United Kingdom
Morecambe Bay Pavements 6449 England, United Kingdom
Witherslack Mosses 1202 England, United Kingdom

Prey / Diet

Chamaemespilus alpina (Winterbeam)[1]
Malus sylvestris (Crab Apple)[2]
Pyraria irregularis (Common apple)[1]
Sorbus aucuparia (Mountain Ash)[1]
Torminalis glaberrima (Wild Service Tree)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

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External References

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
♦ 2Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0