Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Archips semiferanus (Walker, 1863)
Lophoderus ? semiferanus Walker, 1863
(1) Explanation of Names
Specific epithet from Latin semifer meaning "half-beast (such as of a centaur, satyr or Sphinx)."
Identification
Adult: forewing light yellowish-brown to reddish-brown with pale patches along costa; hindwing pale grayish-brown with whitish fringe.
Larva: body various shades of green with black head.
Season
Adults fly from April to July. Larvae present from March to June.
Food
Larvae feed on leaves of oak (
Quercus spp.); sometimes witchhazel (
Hamamelis spp.), apple (
Malus spp.),
birch.
Life Cycle
One generation per year; overwinters as an egg.
Print References
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.
336.
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