Argyresthiidae

20.019 Apple Fruit Moth Argyresthia conjugella Zeller, 1839

Common

Similar species:

Forewing: 5 to 6.5mm

Habitats: Deciduous woodland, wooded glens, gardens, orchards, amenity planting or wherever the foodplant is found.

Habits: The moth comes to light.

Foodplant: The larva feeds in August in the berries of Rowan and Common Whitebeam causing premature ripening. It may also bore into the core of the fruit of apple. It pupates in a cocoon under loose bark or in the leaf litter.