Archips podana

Archips podana
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Archips
Species: A. podana
Binomial name
Archips podana
(Scopoli, 1763)[1]
Synonyms
  • Phalaena podana Scopoli, 1763
  • Cacoecia ameriana Treitschke, 1830
  • Tortrix congenerana Hubner, [1823-1824]
  • Tortrix fulvana [Denis & Schiffermuller], 1775
  • Archips meridana Kozlov & Esartia, 1991
  • Tortrix pyrastrana Hubner, [1796-1799]
  • Tortrix podana var. sauberiana Sorhagen, 1882
  • Tortrix vulpeculana Fuchs, 1903

Archips podana, the large fruit-tree tortrix, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Europe, Anatolia and is an introduced species in North America.

Female

The wingspan is 18–26 mm. The moth flies in one generation from June to September in western Europe.

The larvae feed on apple, pear, cherry and plum.

References

  1. ↑ tortricidae.com
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