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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Tortricid Moths (Tortricoidea) » Tortricid Moths (Tortricidae) » Tortricinae » Sparganothini » Amorbia » Western Avocado Leafroller - Hodges#3749 (Amorbia cuneanum)

Species Amorbia cuneanum - Western Avocado Leafroller - Hodges#3749

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Range · Food · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

Western avocado leafroller - Amorbia cuneanum

Western Avocado Leafroller - Amorbia cuneanum - female

3749 Western Avocado Leafroller - Amorbia cuneana - Amorbia cuneanum

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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 Sparganothini

Genus Amorbia

Species cuneanum (Western Avocado Leafroller - Hodges#3749)

Hodges Number

3749

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Amorbia cuneanum (Walsingham, 1879)

Hendecastema cuneanum Walsingham, 1879 (1)

Hendecastema cuneanum var. adumbranum Walsingham, 1879 (1)

Hendecastema adumbrana Walsingham, 1879

Amorbia essigana Busck, 1929

Amorbia synneurana Barnes & Busck, 1920

Phylogenetic sequence #620373

Explanation of Names

Specific epithet from Latin meaning "wedge shaped."

Size

Forewing length: ♂ 10-14.5 mm, ♀ 13.5-17.5 mm. (2)

Range

British Columbia south to northern Baja California. Disjunct population in southern Baja California. (2) Some sources include Arizona and Idaho.

Food

Polyphagous. Larvae often on evergreen shrubs or trees with broad, smooth leaves, manzanita, madrone, avocado, and rarely conifers. (2)

Print References

Walsingham, Lord, 1879. Illustrations of typical specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the collection of the British Museum pt. 4: 4, pl. 61, f. 8-10 (1)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group

Biological Control of Two Avocado Pests, California Agriculture 1985

Center for Plant Health Science and Technology factsheet

Lord Walsingham (1843-1919)

Works Cited

1.	North-American Torticidae Thomas, Lord Walsingham. 1879. Illustrations of typical specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the collection of the British Museum. 4.

2.	Moths of Western North America Powell and Opler. 2009. UC Press.

Contributed by John F. Carr on 8 November, 2009 - 6:16pm
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz, Randy Hardy
Last updated 6 February, 2018 - 8:06am

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