Adoxophyes dubia
| Adoxophyes dubia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Adoxophyes |
| Species: | A. dubia |
| Binomial name | |
| Adoxophyes dubia Yasuda, 1998[1] | |
Adoxophyes dubia is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Japan, where it has been recorded from southern Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu and Okinawa.
The length of the forewings is 8 mm for males and 9 mm for females. The forewings of the males are pale ochreous with bright brown markings. The hindwings are pale greyish-ochreous, becoming yellowish towards the apex. Females have light ochreous-yellow forewings and glossy greyish-ochreous hindwings.
The larvae feed on Lyonia and Ribes species.[2]
References
- ↑ tortricidae.com
- ↑ Yasuda, T., 1998: The Japanese species of the genus Adoxophyes Meyrick (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae). Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan 49(3): 159-173. Abstract and full article: .
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