Adoxophyes fasciculana

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Adoxophyes fasciculana
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Dorsal view
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Adoxophyes
Species:
A. fasciculana
Binomial name
Adoxophyes fasciculana
(Walker, 1866)
Synonyms
  • Tortrix fasciculanaWalker, 1866
  • Adoxophyes asciculataMeyrick, in Wagner, 1912
  • Capua epipeplaLower, 1908
  • Tortrix luzonicaSauber, in Semper, 1902

Adoxophyes fasciculana, the bell moth or orange tip moth, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. [1] It was described by Francis Walker in 1866 from the Moluccas. It is also known from South Asia, Vietnam, Australia and the Pacific Islands. It is a polyphagous pest on several commercially important crops. [2] [3]

Contents

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Pupa

Description

The wingspan is 14–18 mm. [4]

Larval food plants

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References

  1. "Species Details: Adoxophyes fasciculana Walker, 1866". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  2. "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  3. Diakonoff, A. (1982). "On a Collection of Some Families of Micro-Lepidoptera from Sri Lanka (Ceylon)". Zoologische Verhandelingen. 193: 1–124 via Naturalis Biodiversity Center.
  4. "PaDIL Species Factsheet". Archived from the original on 2012-04-01. Retrieved 2011-11-15.