Biology:Archips fervidana
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Short description: Species of moth
Archips fervidana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Archips |
Species: | A. fervidana
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Binomial name | |
Archips fervidana | |
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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]
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
Wikidata ☰ Q4786940 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archips fervidana.
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