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Apple Fruit Moth

Argyresthia conjugella

790 observations in the source records

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What the records say

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 563, February 416, March 652, April 1,026, May 1,479, June 1,612, July 1,725, August 1,484, September 1,089, October 813, November 444, December 347.
United States11,726
Alaska11,651
Canada338
Quebec82
Alberta78
British Columbia68
Russia52
Ontario44
Nunavut32
United Kingdom32

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Traits

Physical

  • MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • Animal pollinatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly pollinate flowers.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderButterflies and Moths · Lepidoptera
FamilyShiny Headstand Moths · Argyresthiidae
GenusArgents · Argyresthia

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