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Species Adoxophyes negundana - Shimmering Gold Adoxophyes - Hodges#3691

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Adoxophyes negundana you may have id'd this but i forget - Adoxophyes negundana Tortricidae: Adoxphyes negundana - Adoxophyes negundana Shimmering Gold Adoxophyes - Adoxophyes negundana Adoxophyes negundana Adoxophyes negundana moth - Adoxophyes negundana - male Adoxophyes negundana
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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 Adoxophyes
Species negundana (Shimmering Gold Adoxophyes - Hodges#3691)

Hodges Number

3691

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Adoxophyes negundana (McDunnough, 1923)
Homona negundana McDunnough, 1923 (1)

Explanation of Names

Specific epithet from the host plant (Acer negundo).

Size

Wingspan 18 mm. (1)
Forewing length 7.5-9.5 mm. (2)

Identification

Adult - forewing yellow with fine netlike pattern of dark lines, thick dark diagonal stripe from costa to anal angle, and thin dark diagonal stripe across apex; thick stripe has distinct kink or jog near middle; hindwing white.

Range

Ontario to Manitoba, south to Florida and west to Utah. (2)
Holotype male: Aweme, Manitoba. Jun 19. (N. Criddle).

Food

Larval host is boxelder (Acer negundo). (1)

Print References

McDunnough, J.H. 1923. New Canadian Lepidoptera. The Canadian Entomologist 55(7): 166. (1)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (MPG)
Barcode of Life (BOLD)
TortAI (2)
James Halliday McDunnough (1877-1962)

Works Cited

1.New Canadian Lepidoptera.
James H. McDunnough. 1923. The Canadian Entomologist 55(7): 163-168.
2.Tortricids of Agricultural Importance
Todd M. Gilligan and Marc E. Epstein.
Contributed by Robin McLeod on 14 June, 2007 - 7:33pm
Additional contributions by Randy Hardy, Jason Dombroskie, Steve Morris
Last updated 23 April, 2023 - 12:57pm

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