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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Tortricid Moths (Tortricoidea) » Tortricid Moths (Tortricidae) » Tortricinae » Archipini » Argyrotaenia » Oak Leafroller - Hodges#3623 (Argyrotaenia quercifoliana)

Species Argyrotaenia quercifoliana - Oak Leafroller - Hodges#3623

Classification · Hodges Number · Other Common Names · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Food · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

Oak Leafroller - Argyrotaenia quercifoliana

Argyrotaenia quercifoliana - Oak Leafroller? - Argyrotaenia quercifoliana

Tortricidae: Argyrotaenia quercifoliana - Argyrotaenia quercifoliana

Oak Leafroller - Hodges#3623 - Argyrotaenia quercifoliana

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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 Argyrotaenia

Species quercifoliana (Oak Leafroller - Hodges#3623)

Hodges Number

3623

Other Common Names

Oak-leaf Tortrix

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Argyrotaenia quercifoliana (Fitch, 1858)

Argyrolepia quercifoliana Fitch, 1858

Explanation of Names

Specific epithet from Latin meaning "oak-leaf," for the larval feeding habit.

Size

Forewing length 7.5-9.5 mm (male); 9.0-11.5 mm (female). (1)

Identification

Adult - forewing pale yellowish-cream with golden-brown speckling; AM and PM lines brown, oblique, usually complete; longitudinal line near middle of PM line joins subterminal line to form a hollow circle in subterminal area; hindwing white with yellow shading in lower half [adapted from description by Charles Covell].

Larva - see Fitch (1958) in Print References.

Range

Eastern North America, from southern Canada to Florida. (1)

Habitat

Open woods and edges, shrubby areas; adults are nocturnal and come to light.

Food

Larvae feed on leaves of oak (Quercus), witch-hazel (Hamamelis), apple (Malus), maple (Acer), buckthorn (Rhamnus), sumac (Rhus) and blackberry (Rubus). (2)

See Also

Argyrotaenia quadrifasciana (Fernald, 1882) - forewing is darker and lacks longitudinal line connecting PM line to subterminal line.

Print References

Fitch, A. 1858. Insects infesting deciduous tress. 1. The Oaks. Fifth report on the noxious and other insects of the state of New York, p.826.

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group

TortAI (1)

Maryland Moths

Asa Fitch (1809-1879)

Works Cited

1.	Tortricids of Agricultural Importance Todd M. Gilligan and Marc E. Epstein.

2.	HOSTS - The Hostplants and Caterpillars Database

Contributed by Robin McLeod on 25 August, 2005 - 11:54pm
Additional contributions by Matthew Roth, Randy Hardy
Last updated 19 January, 2018 - 4:55pm

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