Biology:Archips machlopis

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Short description: Species of moth

Archips machlopis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Archips
Species:
A. machlopis
Binomial name
Archips machlopis
(Meyrick, 1912)
Synonyms
  • Cacoecia machlopis Meyrick, 1912
  • Cacoecia compacta Meyrick, 1918
  • Cacoecia isocyrta Meyrick, 1920
  • Cacoecia seminubila Meyrick, in de Joannis, 1930
  • Cacoecia transcutata Meyrick, 1935

Archips machlopis is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is widely distributed in southern Asia (including Pakistan , Nepal, China , India , Burma, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia: Sumatra, Java).[1]

The wingspan is 16–20 mm for males and 18–22 mm for females. The forewing ground colour is brown-cream, although the tornal area is pale. The markings are brown. The hindwings are greyish brown with a yellow apical area. In Malaysia, adults are on wing from July to November, in Indonesia the flight time is February and March, and from July to September.

The larvae feed on Medicago, Gloriosa superba, Cedrela toonica, Rumex, Citrus, Salix, Litchi and Camellia sinensis. They usually roll or tie the leaves of their host plant, but may also be found in shoots or seedpods.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q4786948 entry