Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

Photos of insects and people from the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2024

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29


Previous events
TaxonomyBrowse
Info
ImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Tortricid Moths (Tortricoidea) » Tortricid Moths (Tortricidae) » Tortricinae » Sparganothini » Amorbia » White-lined Leafroller - Hodges#3748 (Amorbia humerosana)

Species Amorbia humerosana - White-lined Leafroller - Hodges#3748

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Numbers · Size · Identification · Range · Season · Food · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
white-lined leafroller - Amorbia humerosana What moth please? - Amorbia humerosana Moth g - Amorbia humerosana Tortricid - Amorbia humerosana Moth to porch light - Amorbia humerosana Moth to porch light - Amorbia humerosana Unknown Small Moth - Amorbia humerosana white-lined leafroller caterpillar - Amorbia humerosana
Show images of: caterpillars · adults · both
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 Sparganothini
Genus Amorbia
Species humerosana (White-lined Leafroller - Hodges#3748)
Hodges Number
3748
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Amorbia humerosana Clemens, 1860 (1)
Numbers
There are 7 described species of the genus Amorbia north of Mexico. (2)
Size
Wingspan 21-30 mm.
Identification
Adult - forewing pale gray flecked with black; dark gray triangular area extends from costa to inner margin, mid-way along wing; area along inner margin shaded with brown, sometimes faded.
Range
Heppner (2003) reported the range to include Nova Scotia to Florida, British Columbia to Texas. (3)
Season
Heppner (2003) reported January to April, June, October to December. (3)
Food
Heppner (2003) listed many host plants. (3)
Abies balsamea
Alnus sp.
Betula sp.
Larix laricina
Malus sp.
Picea sp.
Pinus sp.
Populus sp.
Salix sp.
Thuja occidentalis
Tsuga sp.
Ulmus sp.

Reported feeding on poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans) Illinois Wildflowers
Print References
Clemens, B., 1860. Contributions to American Lepidopterology. — No. 6. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 12, p. 352. (1)
Covell Jr., C.V., Peterson Field Guides: Eastern Moths. Houghton Mifflin Company, p. 422; plate 60 (4)
Powell, J.A. & J.W. Brown, 2012. The Moths of North America, Fascicle 8.1. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, p. 32; pl. A, figs. 16-20. (5)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (2)
Maryland Moths
The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (6)
Brackenridge Clemens (1825-1867)
Works Cited
1.Contributions to American lepidopterology - No. 6.
Brackenridge Clemens. 1860. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 12: 345-362.
2.North American Moth Photographers Group
3.Arthropods of Florida and Neighboring Land Areas: Lepidoptera of Florida
J.B. Heppner. 2003. Florida Department of Agriculture 17(1): 1-670.
4.Peterson Field Guides: Eastern Moths
Charles V. Covell. 1984. Houghton Mifflin Company.
5.The Moths of North America north of Mexico Fascicle 8.1 Sparganothini and Atteriini
Jerry A. Powell & John W. Brown. 2012. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation.
6.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by Robin McLeod on 22 July, 2005 - 3:58pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, Beatriz Moisset, anitagould, Maury Heiman, Randy Hardy
Last updated 15 May, 2019 - 9:48am

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2025 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact