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Apple fruit moth

Argyresthia conjugella Zeller, 1839

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The apple fruit moth (Argyresthia conjugella) is a species in the family Argyresthiidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the apple fruit moth

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the apple fruit moth live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the apple fruit moth as introduced in 1 country.

  1. United States

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the apple fruit moth endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the apple fruit moth classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyArgyresthiidae
  6. genusArgyresthia
  7. SpeciesArgyresthia conjugella Zeller, 1839

Synonyms Argyresthia aerariella, Argyresthia conjugella, Argyresthia conjugella f. aerariella, Argyresthia conjugella var. maculosa, Argyresthia maculosa, Laverna herellera

Other names and names in other languages (18)
  • Apple-fruit mothEnglish
  • molovka jablečnáCzech
  • Turiwr AfalauWelsh
  • RønnebærmølDanish
  • pihlajanmarjakoiFinnish
  • Teigne des pommesFrench
  • berkenyevirág-aranymolyHungarian
  • リンゴヒメシンクイJapanese
  • 사과좀나방Korean
  • Šermukšninė vaisinė kandisLithuanian
  • rognebærmøllNorwegian Bokmål
  • LijsterbesmotDutch
  • liścinek jarzębiaczekPolish
  • Побеговая моль рябиноваяRussian
  • priadzovček jarabinovýSlovak
  • rönnbärsmalSwedish
  • Turwyr AfalauWelsh
  • Grote pedaalmotDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the apple fruit moth

Other species in the same genus Argyresthia.

Golden Argent

Argyresthia goedartella

ArgyresthiidaeNo free photo yet

Purple Argent

Argyresthia albistria

ArgyresthiidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the apple fruit moth an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the apple fruit moth as introduced in 1 country: United States, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the apple fruit moth?

The apple fruit moth (Argyresthia conjugella) belongs to the family Argyresthiidae in the order Lepidoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Apple fruit moth (Argyresthia conjugella). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/apple-fruit-moth

MLA

“Apple fruit moth (Argyresthia conjugella).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/apple-fruit-moth.

BibTeX
@misc{apple_fruit_moth_2026,
  title = {Apple fruit moth (Argyresthia conjugella)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/apple-fruit-moth},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}