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Brindled Argent

Argyresthia curvella (Linnaeus, 1761)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The brindled argent (Argyresthia curvella) is a species in the family Argyresthiidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the brindled argent

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 brindled argent live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the brindled argent as introduced in 1 country.

  1. Ireland

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 brindled argent 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 brindled argent classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyArgyresthiidae
  6. genusArgyresthia
  7. SpeciesArgyresthia curvella (Linnaeus, 1761)

Synonyms Argyresthia arcella, Nemapogon arcella, Phalaena curvella, Tinea arcella

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • ÆbleknopmølDanish
  • omenatarhakoiFinnish
  • AppelpedaalmotDutch
  • äppelknoppmalSwedish
  • AppelbloesemmotDutch
  • äppleknoppmalSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the brindled argent

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 brindled argent an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the brindled argent as introduced in 1 country: Ireland, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the brindled argent?

The brindled argent (Argyresthia curvella) 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). Brindled Argent (Argyresthia curvella). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/brindled-argent

MLA

“Brindled Argent (Argyresthia curvella).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/brindled-argent.

BibTeX
@misc{brindled_argent_2026,
  title = {Brindled Argent (Argyresthia curvella)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/brindled-argent},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}