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Species Archips fuscocupreanus - Exotic Leafroller Moth - Hodges#3663.2

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1996 Archips fuscocupreana 3663.2 - Archips fuscocupreanus 2224 Archips fuscocupreana 3663.2 - Archips fuscocupreanus Archips fuscocupreana 3663.2 - Archips fuscocupreanus - female Archips fuscocupreana 3663.2 - Archips fuscocupreanus Oblique-banded Leafroller Moth? - Archips fuscocupreanus Choristoneura rosaceana? - Archips fuscocupreanus Archips fuscocupreanus 3663.2 - Archips fuscocupreanus Archips fuscocupreanus - male
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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 Archips
Species fuscocupreanus (Exotic Leafroller Moth - Hodges#3663.2)

Hodges Number

3663.2

Other Common Names

Apple tortrix

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Archips fuscocupreanus Walsingham, 1900 (1)
Loxotaenia ischidaii Razowski & Kumata, 1985
Loxotaenia ishidaii Matsumura, 1900
Cacoecia punicae Matsumura, 1931
Archips rosaceana Ishikawa, 1915
Phylogenetic sequence #620322

Explanation of Names

Specific epithet from Latin fuscous (dark brown) and cupreous (coppery red) for the coloration of the moth. (2), (1)

Size

Wingspan 18-20 mm. (1)

Identification

Adult - see original description in Print References. (1)

Range

Non native. First found in 1995 Western Washington State.
Type locality: Kyushu, Japan. (1)

Food

Larvae are generalists, feeding on a wide variety of trees in many families. (3)

Print References

Walsingham, Lord. 1900. LI - Asiatic Tortricidae. The Annuls and Magazine of Natural History, series 7, vol.5, no.28: 384. (1)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group
Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
Washington State Department of Agriculture. Biology and Distribution of the Apple Tortrix
Washington State University. Identify defoliators
Lord Walsingham (1843-1919)

Works Cited

1.LI - Asiatic Tortricidae.
Lord Walsingham. 1900. The Annuls and Magazine of Natural History, series 7, vol. 5, no. 28: 368-386.
2.Explanation of terms used in entomology
John Bernardh Smith. 1906. Brooklyn Entomological Society.
3.HOSTS - The Hostplants and Caterpillars Database
Contributed by v belov on 30 March, 2010 - 6:11pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Chuck Entz, Randy Hardy
Last updated 16 January, 2018 - 12:34pm

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