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Species Archips grisea - Hodges#3660

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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)

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
See Also
Archips grisea is unlikely to be confused with other native Nearctic Archips. (3)
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
Last updated 29 February, 2024 - 2:07pm

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