Anopina arizonana
| Anopina arizonana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Anopina |
| Species: | A. arizonana |
| Binomial name | |
| Anopina arizonana (Walsingham, 1884)[1] | |
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Anopina arizonana is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found from southern interior British Columbia and from Waterton Lakes, Alberta, south to Arizona.
The moth is about 16 mm.[2] The forewings are shiny yellow with slivery lines on the basal half and the postmedian area. The hindwings are uniform dark grey.
The larvae possibly feed on dead leaves of Betula and Salix species. The larvae are white with a yellowish orange to pale yellow head with a few darker markings.[3]
References
- ↑ Baixeras, J., Brown, J. W., and Gilligan, T. M. "Online World Catalogue of the Tortricidae". Tortricidae.com. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
- ↑ mothphotographersgroup
- ↑ University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
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