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Species Syndemis afflictana - Gray Leafroller - Hodges#3672

Gray Leafroller - Hodges#3672 - Syndemis afflictana

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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 Syndemis

Species afflictana (Gray Leafroller - Hodges#3672)

Hodges Number

3672

Other Common Names

Dead Leaf Roller

Black-and-gray Banded Leafroller

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Syndemis afflictana (Walker, 1863)

Sciaphila ? afflictana Walker, 1863 (1)

Explanation of Names

Specific epithet from Latin afflictandus meaning "struck down, harrassed, tormented,"

Size

Wingspan 18-23 mm.

Larva to 20 mm.

Identification

Adult: wings bicolored - basal half silvery, distal half brownish-gray; surface sprinkled with short squiggly streaks.

Larva: head green, unmarked; body yellowish-green with yellowish subdorsal stripe and prominent cream-colored spiracular stripe.

Range

Across southern Canada and northern US; in the west, extends south in the mountains to California. Also occurs in Florida.

Described material: St. Martin’s Falls, Albany River, Hudson’s Bay (Dr. Barnston); Nova Scotia (Lieut. Redman).

Season

Rare in collections because adults fly in early spring (Powell, 1996).

Food

Larvae feed on various trees species, according to geographic location: Douglas-fir, subalpine fir, balsam fir, mountain alder, apple, white birch, maple, spruce, tamarack, willow.

Life Cycle

One generation per year; overwinters as a penultimate-stage larva; pupation occurs in early June.

Print References

Powell, J.A., 1996. Biosystematic studies of conifer-feeding Choristoneura (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in the Western United States. University of California Press, p.186

Walker, F., 1863. List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part XXVIII – Tortricites and Tineites. British Museum (Natural History), p.337. (1)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group

Maryland Moths

Daniel Rubinoff and Jerry A. Powell description

iNaturalist

Natural Resources Canada (photo of larva)

Francis Walker (1809-1874)

Works Cited

1.	List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part XXVIII – Tortricites and Tineites Francis Walker. 1863. British Museum (Natural History), p.287-561.

Contributed by Robin McLeod on 30 July, 2005 - 3:35am
Additional contributions by tom murray, marcie oconnor, Randy Hardy, Jason Dombroskie
Last updated 1 April, 2023 - 11:25am

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