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Arborvitae leafminer

Argyresthia thuiella (Packard, 1871)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The arborvitae leafminer (Argyresthia thuiella) is a species in the family Argyresthiidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the arborvitae leafminer

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 arborvitae leafminer live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the arborvitae leafminer as introduced in 7 countries, and flagged as invasive in 1 of them.

  1. Czechiainvasive
  2. Austria
  3. Belgium
  4. Croatia
  5. Poland
  6. Romania
  7. Slovenia

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 arborvitae leafminer 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 arborvitae leafminer classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyArgyresthiidae
  6. genusArgyresthia
  7. SpeciesArgyresthia thuiella (Packard, 1871)

Synonyms Blastotere thujella, Bucculatrix thuiella

Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • molovka zeravováCzech
  • ThujaminiermotteGerman
  • tujafúró ezüstmolyHungarian
  • ThujamineermotDutch
  • priadzovček tujovýSlovak
  • Thuja-KnospenmotteGerman
  • Thuja-MiniermotteGerman
  • ThujenminiermotteGerman

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the arborvitae leafminer

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 arborvitae leafminer an invasive species?

In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the arborvitae leafminer as invasive in 1 country: Czechia. It lists it as introduced in 7 in all.

What kind of animal is the arborvitae leafminer?

The arborvitae leafminer (Argyresthia thuiella) 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). Arborvitae leafminer (Argyresthia thuiella). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/arborvitae-leafminer

MLA

“Arborvitae leafminer (Argyresthia thuiella).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/arborvitae-leafminer.

BibTeX
@misc{arborvitae_leafminer_2026,
  title = {Arborvitae leafminer (Argyresthia thuiella)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/arborvitae-leafminer},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}