Archips fervidana
| Archips fervidana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Archips |
| Species: | A. fervidana |
| Binomial name | |
| Archips fervidana (Clemens, 1860)[1][2] | |
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Archips fervidana, the oak webworm moth, is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found from Maine and Quebec to North Carolina, west to Wisconsin and Arkansas.[3]
Damage
The wingspan is 18–25 mm. The forewings are orange and grey, with a median band of orange that includes two dark brown blotches. Beyond this median band, there is a band of dark grey followed by several grey lines near the apex. The fringe is dirty beige.[4]
The larvae feed on Carya and Quercus species.
References
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