Archips fervidana

Archips fervidana, the oak webworm moth, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found from Maine and Quebec to North Carolina, west to Wisconsin and Arkansas.[3]

Damage

Archips fervidana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Archips
Species:
A. fervidana
Binomial name
Archips fervidana
Synonyms
  • Lozotaenia fervidana Clemens, 1860
  • Tortrix palludana Beutenmuller, 1892
  • Tortrix paludana Robinson, 1869

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
  1. tortricidae.com
  2. mothphotographersgroup
  3. Butterflies and Moths of North America
  4. "Lynn Scott's Lepidoptera Index". Archived from the original on 2008-05-12. Retrieved 2011-09-07.


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