Biology:Adoxophyes fasciculana

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Short description: Species of moth

Adoxophyes fasciculana
Adoxophyes fasciculana dorsal.jpg
Dorsal view
Adoxophyes fasciculana ventral.jpg
Ventral view
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Adoxophyes
Species:
A. fasciculana
Binomial name
Adoxophyes fasciculana
(Walker, 1866)
Synonyms
  • Tortrix fasciculana Walker, 1866
  • Adoxophyes asciculata Meyrick, in Wagner, 1912
  • Capua epipepla Lower, 1908
  • Tortrix luzonica Sauber, in Semper, 1902

Adoxophyes fasciculana, the bell moth or orange tip moth, is a moth of the family Tortricidae.[1] It was described by Francis Walker in 1866 from the Moluccas. It is also known from South Asia, Vietnam, Australia and the Pacific Islands. It is a polyphagous pest on several commercially important crops.[2][3]

Pupa

Description

The wingspan is 14–18 mm, with females being larger than males. The forewing ground colour is yellowish with a sinuous pattern in rusty or ginger brown. The hindwings are yellow fawn.[4]

Larval food plants

References

Wikidata ☰ Q4684657 entry