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Species Archips alberta - Hodges#3665

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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 alberta (Archips alberta - Hodges#3665)
Hodges Number
3665
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Archips alberta (McDunnough, 1923)
Tortrix alberta McDunnough, 1923 (1)
Explanation of Names
Specific epithet for the type location.
Size
Wingspan 26 mm. (1)
Identification
Range
Records across Canada and the Northern Tier states. (2)
Holotype male: Nordegg, Alberta. Aug. 7. (J. McDunnough).
Food
Laval hosts include Abies balsamea, Larix laricina, Picea glauca, Picea rubens, Picea mariana, Tsuga canadensis. (3)
Print References
McDunnough, J.H., 1923. New Canadian Lepidoptera. The Canaian Entomologist 55(7): 167. (1)