Species Argyrotaenia quercifoliana - Oak Leafroller - Hodges#3623

Classification · Hodges Number · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Food · See Also · Internet References

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

No Taxon (Moths)

Superfamily Tortricoidea

Family Tortricidae (Tortricid Moths)

Subfamily Tortricinae

Tribe Archipini

Genus Argyrotaenia

Species quercifoliana (Oak Leafroller - Hodges#3623)

Hodges Number

3623

Explanation of Names

QUERCIFOLIANA: oak genus is Quercus; "foliana" - foliage or leaves; larvae feed on the leaves of oak.

Size

wingspan 16-24 mm

Identification

Adult: forewing pale yellowish-cream with golden-brown speckling; AM and PM lines brown, oblique, usually complete; longitudinal line near middle of PM line joins subterminal line to form a hollow circle in subterminal area; hindwing white with yellow shading in lower half [adapted from description by Charles Covell]

Range

throughout eastern North America

Habitat

open woods and edges, shrubby areas; adults are nocturnal and come to light

Season

adults fly from May to July

Food

larvae feed on leaves of oak, witch-hazel, and perhaps buckthorn

See Also

Lesser All-green Leafroller (A. quadrifasciana) forewing is darker and lacks longitudinal line connecting PM line to subterminal line

Internet References

live adult images plus description, foodplants, flight season (Lynn Scott, Ontario)

adult image and foodplants (Larry Line, Maryland)

Contributed by Robin McLeod on 25 August, 2005 - 11:54pm
Additional contributions by Matthew Roth
Last updated 3 September, 2006 - 2:02pm

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