Arborvitae Leafminer

Argyresthia thuiella

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Argyresthiidae

Argyresthia thuiella, the arborvitae leafminer, thuja mining moth or American thuja shoot moth, is a moth of the family Argyresthiidae. It is found in southeastern Canada and the northeastern United States to North Carolina, west to Missouri, north to Manitoba. In Maine, they are one of several arborvitae or cedar leafminer moth species damaging eastern white cedar (Thuja occidentalis) in the region, including Argyresthia aureoargentella, Argyresthia canadensis, and Coleotechnites thujaella.

Distribution

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Sources and credits

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