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Species Argyrotaenia juglandana - Hickory Leafroller - Hodges#3622

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Argyrotaenia juglandana Argyrotaenia juglandana Hickory Leafroller - Argyrotaenia juglandana Argyrotaenia juglandana - Argyrotaenia juglandana unknown moth - Argyrotaenia juglandana Argyrotaenia juglandana ? - Argyrotaenia juglandana Leafroller? - Argyrotaenia juglandana Argyrotaenia juglandana
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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 Argyrotaenia
Species juglandana (Hickory Leafroller - Hodges#3622)

Hodges Number

3622

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Argyrotaenia juglandana (Fernald, 1879)
Tortrix (Lophoderus) juglandana Fernald, 1879 (1)

Explanation of Names

Specific epithet for a host plant (hickory, in family Juglandaceae).

Size

Wingspan: Males 15-20 mm, Females 20-26 mm. (1)

Identification

Adult - forewing brown with two darker brown diagonal lines across wing; small pale spot at base of wing touches small pale spot at tip of thorax to form conspicuous pale patch when wings are held together at rest; hindwing pale gray or dirty white.

Range

Southern Quebec and Ontario to Florida, west to Texas and Minnesota. (2)

Habitat

Deciduous woodlands and parks containing hickory; adults are nocturnal and come to light.

Food

Larvae roll the leaves of hickory (Carya, Juglandaceae), including bitternut hickory (Carya cordiformis) and shagbark hickory (Carya ovata), and have also been recorded on plum (Prunus), Rosaceae) and Viburnum, Caprifoliaceae. (3)

Life Cycle

Pupate beneath the bark on the tree's trunk.(4)

Print References

Fernald, C.H., 1879. Tortricidae. The Canadian Entomologist 11(8): 155. (1)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group
Charles H. Fernald (1838-1921)

Works Cited

1.Tortricidae.
Charles Henry Fernald. 1879. The Canadian Entomologist 11(8): 155-158.
2.North American Moth Photographers Group
3.HOSTS - The Hostplants and Caterpillars Database
4.Eastern Forest Insects
Whiteford L. Baker. 1972. U.S. Department of Agriculture · Forest Service.
Contributed by Ethan Kistler on 19 February, 2007 - 11:53am
Additional contributions by Robin McLeod, Randy Hardy, Marci Hess
Last updated 30 August, 2023 - 3:14pm

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