Archips rosana
Archips rosana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Archips |
Species: | A. rosana |
Binomial name | |
Archips rosana (Linnaeus, 1758)[1] | |
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Archips rosana, the rose tortrix, is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in both the Palearctic ecozone and the Nearctic ecozone.
The wingspan is 15–24 mm. The moths are on wing from May to August depending on the location.
The larvae feed within rolled leaves of various fruit plants such as raspberry, as well as cultivated rose. Pupation takes place from April to May. The species overwinters as an egg.[2]
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