Cherry Shoot Borer Moth

Argyresthia oreasella · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Argyresthiidae

Also called: Cherry Shoot Borer

No source yet on danger. We have no source yet on whether it bites, stings or damages anything.
Cherry Shoot Borer Moth
Photo: David Dodd, CC BY

The adult moth's wingspan measures about 10 to 13 millimeters. Adults are active from late June through mid-August.

Source: Wikipedia

Size

The adult moth's wingspan measures about 10 to 13 millimeters.

Source: Wikipedia

When you see it

Adults are active from late June through mid-August.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 32 of 51 states and DC. Most records: New York, Michigan, North Carolina, Massachusetts, Vermont, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Ohio.

Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.

Source: GBIF

Status: native in North America; native in Canada; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist

Months it is reported in the US

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Source: GBIF

More photos

Cherry Shoot Borer Moth photo 2
Photo: David Dodd, CC BY
Cherry Shoot Borer Moth photo 3
Photo: David Dodd, CC BY
Cherry Shoot Borer Moth photo 4
Photo: Patrick Hanly, CC BY
Cherry Shoot Borer Moth photo 5
Photo: iNaturalist user, CC0

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argyresthia_oreasella

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · Wikipedia

Text written 2026-10-24 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-24.

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