Adoxophyes fasciculana

Adoxophyes fasciculana
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Adoxophyes
Species: A. fasciculana
Binomial name
Adoxophyes fasciculana
(Walker, 1866)
Synonyms
  • Tortrix fasciculana Walker, 1866
  • Adoxophyes asciculata Meyrick, in Wagner, 1912
  • Capua epipepla Lower, 1908
  • Tortrix luzonica Sauber, in Semper, 1902

Adoxophyes fasciculana, the bell moth or orange tip moth, is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It was described from the Moluccas and is also known from Vietnam, Australia and the Pacific Islands.

Pupa

The wingspan is 14–18 mm, with females being larger than males. The forewing ground colour is yellowish with a sinuous pattern in rusty or ginger brown. The hindwings are yellow fawn.[1]

The larvae feed on coconut.

References


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