Amorbia cuneanum

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Amorbia cuneanum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Amorbia
Species:
A. cuneanum
Binomial name
Amorbia cuneanum
(Walsingham, 1879) [1] [2]
Synonyms
  • Hendecastema cuneanaWalsingham, 1879
  • Amorbia cuneana
  • Hendecastema adumbranaWalsingham, 1879
  • Amorbia adumbrana
  • Amorbia essiganaBusck, 1929
  • Amorbia synneuranaBarnes & Busck, 1920

Amorbia cuneanum, the western avocado leafroller moth, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found from Baja California, Mexico, to south-western Canada. To the east, the range extends to Arizona and Idaho in the United States.

The length of the forewings is 11.5–13 mm for males and 12–14.5 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round in two generations per year.

The larvae feed on Abies concolor , Rhus laurina , Arctostaphylos insularis , Arcotostaphylos patula , Persea americana , Laurus species, Ceanothus arboreus , Heteromeles arbutifolia , Lyonothamnus floribundus , Prunus species (including Prunus lyonii ), Citrus species and Salix species. Full-grown larvae reach a length of about 25 mm. [3]

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References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. mothphotographersgroup
  3. Phillips-Rodríguez, E.; Powell, J.A. 2007: Phylogenetic relationships, systematics, and biology of the species of Amorbia Clemens (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Sparganothini).