Species Argyrotaenia quadrifasciana - Lesser All-green Leafroller - Hodges#3621

3621

Four-lined Leafroller

Four-banded Leafroller

Argyrotaenia quadrifasciana (Fernald, 1882)

Lophoderus quadrifasciana Fernald, 1882 (1)

Specific epithet from Latin meaning "four-banded."

Wingspan about 16-17 mm. (1)

Adult - forewing yellowish-tan completely covered with medium reddish-brown blotches forming an "alligator pattern"; AM and PM lines dark reddish-brown, oblique, usually complete; PM line has small "Y" branch at costa, and terminates at anal angle; subterminal line either visible or obscured by reddish-brown shading; hindwing variably yellow to yellowish-brown.

From Alberta to Nova Scotia, south to New Jersey, Nebraska, and North Dakota. (2)

Orchards, shrubby areas; adults are nocturnal and come to light.

Larvae feed on leaves of apple, cherry, hawthorn, serviceberry (Amelanchier). (2)

One generation per year; overwinters as a third-instar larva. (2)

Argyrolepia quercifoliana Fitch, 1858 - forewing is paler yellow and has a longitudinal line joining PM line to subterminal line to form a hollow circle in subterminal area.

Fernald, C.H., 1882. Descriptions of new species of Tortricidae. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 10: 67. (1)

Moth Photographers Group

E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum (2)