| Archips breviplicanus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Archips |
| Species: | A. breviplicanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Archips breviplicanus Walsingham, 1900 [1] | |
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Archips breviplicanus, the Asiatic leafroller, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Japan, South Korea, China (Heilongjiang, Jilin) and Russia (Ussuri, Amur). [2]
The moth is 16–24 mm for males and 23–28 mm for females. [3] There are two to three generations per year with adults on wing in June and August.
The larvae feed on Malus (including Malus pumila ), Pyrus , Alnus and Morus species, as well as Glycine max . They roll the leaves of their host plant. [4] The species overwinters in the larval stage.
