Archips crataegana

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Archips crataegana
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Archips
Species:
A. crataegana
Binomial name
Archips crataegana
(Hubner, [1796-1799]) [1]
Synonyms
  • Tortrix crataeganaHubner, [1796-1799]
  • Archips crataegana ab. confluensObraztsov, 1955
  • Archips endoiYasuda, 1975
  • Tortrix roboranaHubner, [1796-1799]
  • Cacoecia crataegana var. rubromaculataSchawerda, 1933

Archips crataegana, the brown oak tortrix, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in most of Europe [2] east to Japan.

Eggs Archips crataegana eggs.jpg
Eggs

The wingspan is about 20 mm for males and about 25 mm for females. Adults are sexually dimorphic. The forewings have a sinuate termen There is an irregular vertical, costal fold from the base to 2/3 and light brown or ochreous-brown There is a transverse dorsal spot near the base. The central fascia has the anterior edge angulated below middle. The costal patch is extended as a streak to the termen above the tornus. It is dark ochreous-brown. The fascia is attenuated and sometimes obsolete towards costa. The hindwings are grey, the apex in female sometimes yellowish. [3] Julius von Kennel provides a full description. [4]

They are on wing from June to August. [5]

The larvae feed on various deciduous trees, including Quercus , Ulmus , Fraxinus and Salix species. They feed in a tightly-rolled leaf. The species overwinters as an egg. [6]

Subspecies

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References

  1. ↑ Archips at tortricidae.com
  2. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  3. ↑ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain . Keys and description
  4. ↑ Julius von Kennel, 1921, The Palaearktischen Tortriciden, eine monographische Darstellung. Stuttgart: E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung. 742 pp. - Palaearctic Tortricidae, a monograph.pdf at Zobodat 129-130
  5. ↑ UKmoths
  6. ↑ Revision of Tribe Archipini (Tortricidae: Tortricinae) in Northeast China


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