Archips crataegana

Archips crataegana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Archips
Species: A crataegana
Binomial name
Archips crataegana
(Hubner, [1796-1799])[1]
Synonyms
  • Tortrix crataegana Hubner, [1796-1799]
  • Archips crataegana ab. confluens Obraztsov, 1955
  • Archips endoi Yasuda, 1975
  • Tortrix roborana Hubner, [1796-1799]
  • Cacoecia crataegana var. rubromaculata Schawerda, 1933

Archips crataegana, the brown oak tortrix, is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in most of Europe[2] east to Japan.

Eggs

The wingspan is about 20 mm for males and about 25 mm for females. Adults are sexually dimorphic. They are on wing from June to August.[3]

The larvae feed on various deciduous trees, including Quercus, Ulmus, Fraxinus and Salix species. They feed in a tightly-rolled leaf. The species overwinters as an egg.[4]

Subspecies

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