Archips nigriplaganus

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Archips nigriplaganus
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Archips
Species:
A. nigriplaganus
Binomial name
Archips nigriplaganus
Franclemont, 1986[1]
Synonyms
  • Archips nigriplagana

Archips nigriplaganus is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Kentucky, North Carolina, Quebec, Tennessee, Vermont and West Virginia.[2]

The wingspan is about 19 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is yellow tawny with darker transverse bands and two small dark spots in the basal area. The hindwings are light grey on the base and disc. The upper half of the outer margin and the apical margin are light straw.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from May to July.

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