Argyrotaenia quercifoliana
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Argyrotaenia |
Species: | A. quercifoliana
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Argyrotaenia quercifoliana | |
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Argyrotaenia quercifoliana, oak leafroller, size: 8.8 mm
Argyrotaenia quercifoliana, the yellow-winged oak leafroller moth, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in eastern North America.[2]
The wingspan is 16–24 mm. Adults have pale yellowish-cream forewings with golden-brown speckling and brown, oblique lines. There is a hollow circle pattern in the subterminal area. The hindwings are white with yellow shading in the lower half. Adults are on wing from May to July.
The larvae feed on Hamamelis, Quercus (oak), and possibly Rhamnus (buckthorn) species.
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Data related to Argyrotaenia quercifoliana at Wikispecies
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Categories:
- Argyrotaenia
- Moths of North America
- Fauna of the Eastern United States
- Moths described in 1858
- Taxa named by Asa Fitch
- Argyrotaenia stubs