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Cherry fruit moth

Argyresthia pruniella (Clerck, 1759)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

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

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Quick facts about the cherry fruit moth

Weight
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Length
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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 cherry fruit moth live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the cherry 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 cherry 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 cherry fruit moth classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyArgyresthiidae
  6. genusArgyresthia
  7. SpeciesArgyresthia pruniella (Clerck, 1759)

Synonyms Alucita ephippella, Argyresthia ephippella, Argyresthia pruniella granonensis, Oecophora pruniella, Phalaena comella, Phalaena pruniella, Tinea ephippella, Tinea semialbella

Other names and names in other languages (18)
  • Cherry-fruit mothEnglish
  • molovka pupenováCzech
  • Turiwr CeiriosWelsh
  • KirsebærmølDanish
  • KirschblütenmotteGerman
  • kirsikkatarhakoiFinnish
  • Teigne des fleurs de cerisierFrench
  • meggyvirág-aranymolyHungarian
  • Vyšninė ūglinė sidabrakandėLithuanian
  • kirsebærmøllNorwegian Bokmål
  • KersbloesemmotDutch
  • licinek sadowiaczekPolish
  • Побеговая моль вишнёваяRussian
  • priadzovček púčikovýSlovak
  • körsbärsmalSwedish
  • Turwyr CeiriosWelsh
  • Kirschblüten-KnospenmotteGerman
  • KersenpedaalmotDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the cherry 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 cherry fruit moth an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the cherry 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 cherry fruit moth?

The cherry fruit moth (Argyresthia pruniella) 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). Cherry fruit moth (Argyresthia pruniella). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/cherry-fruit-moth

MLA

“Cherry fruit moth (Argyresthia pruniella).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/cherry-fruit-moth.

BibTeX
@misc{cherry_fruit_moth_2026,
  title = {Cherry fruit moth (Argyresthia pruniella)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/cherry-fruit-moth},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}