Species Argyresthia conjugella - Apple Fruit Moth - Hodges#2449

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Range · Food · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

Moth with white dorsal stripe - Argyresthia conjugella

Apple Fruit Moth - Hodges#2449 - Argyresthia conjugella

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Apple Fruit Moth - Argyresthia conjugella

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Yponomeutoidea (Ermine Moths and kin)

Family Argyresthiidae (Shiny Head-Standing Moths)

Genus Argyresthia

Species conjugella (Apple Fruit Moth - Hodges#2449)

Hodges Number

2449

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Argyresthia conjugella Zeller, 1839

* phylogenetic sequence #076450

Explanation of Names

Specific epithet conjugella from Latin meaning "a consort." (1)

Size

Wingspan 12-13 mm. (2)

Range

Introduced from Europe to British Columbia in 1897; now found in both eastern and western North America, mainly in montane regions.

Food

Primarily mountain-ash (Sorbus) and apple (Malus); also recorded from hawthorn (Crataegus) and pear (Pyrus).

Print References

Busck, A. 1907. Revision of the American moths of the genus Argyresthia. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 32: 17-18 (2)

Internet References

University of Alberta

Moth Photographers Group

Works Cited

1.	An accentuated list of the British Lepidoptera, with hints on the derivation of the names. Anonymous. 1858. The Entomological Societies of Oxford and Cambridge.

2.	Revision of the American moths of the genus Argyresthia. August Busck. 1907. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 32: 5-24, pl.4-5.

Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 16 June, 2011 - 9:53pm
Additional contributions by Randy Hardy
Last updated 10 July, 2014 - 3:32pm

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