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Species Archips grisea - Hodges#3660

Leaftier of Prunus mexicana - Archips grisea

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Tortricoidea (Tortricid Moths)

Family Tortricidae (Tortricid Moths)

Subfamily Tortricinae

Tribe Archipini

Genus Archips

Species grisea (Archips grisea - Hodges#3660)

Hodges Number

3660

Other Common Names

Black Shield Leafroller

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Archips grisea (Robinson, 1869)

Tortrix grisea Robinson, 1869 (1)

Cacoecia brauniana Kearfott, 1907 (2)

Explanation of Names

Specific epithet is Latin meaning "grey."

Size

Wingspan 27 mm. (1)

Forewing length: 7.5-9 mm (male), 8-11 mm (female). (3)

Identification

Adult: FW brownish gray, with dark-brown to black markings that are more prominently expressed in the male. HW uniform gray. Males have a FW costal fold. (3)

Genitalia:

Range

Eastern United States, from Maine south to Texas. (3)

Type locality: Ohio.

Food

Larvae feed on hickory, coneflower, oak, hawthorn, apple, pear and chokecherry (3); black walnut

Life Cycle

Larva; larva in silk nest; larva; pupa; adult female; adult male

Print References

Robinson, C.T., 1869. Notes on American Tortricidae. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 2: 268. (1)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group

BOLD Systems

Tortricids of Agricultural Importance

Coleman Townsend Robinson (1839-1872)

iNaturalist

Moths of North Carolina

Works Cited

1.	Notes on American Tortricidae. Coleman T. Robinson. 1869. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 2: 261-288.

2.	New North American Tortricidae. William Dunham Kearfott. 1907. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 33(1): 1-97.

3.	Tortricids of Agricultural Importance Todd M. Gilligan and Marc E. Epstein.

Contributed by Ethan Friedman on 12 May, 2007 - 4:17pm
Additional contributions by Robert Lord Zimlich, marcie oconnor, Randy Hardy, Robert H. Biagi
Last updated 30 October, 2025 - 9:11pm

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