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Species Archips magnoliana - Hodges#3657

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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 magnoliana (Archips magnoliana - Hodges#3657)
Hodges Number
3657
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Archips magnoliana (Fernald, 1892)
Cacoecia magnoliana Fernald, 1892
Explanation of Names
Specific epithet for the host plant genus (Magnolia).
Size
Wingspan 21-25 mm (Fernald, 1892).
Range
Type location: Ithaca, New York. (Slingerland, bred from Magnolia acuminata).
Food
Larval host is cucumber tree (Magnolia acuminata).
Print References
Fernald, C.H., 1892. New North American microlepidoptera. The Canadian Entomologist 24(5): 121.