Biology:Adoxophyes fasciculana
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Adoxophyes |
| Species: | A. fasciculana
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| Adoxophyes fasciculana (Walker, 1866)
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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]
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
- Ageratum conyzoides
- Amaranthus viridis
- Arachis hypogaea
- Averrhoa carambola
- Camellia limonia
- Camellia sinensis
- Carica papaya
- Emilia longifolia
- Euphorbia hirta
- Euphorbia longan
- Gnaphalium indicum
- Gossypium barbadense
- Helianthus annuus
- Indigofera endecaphylla
- Ipomoea batatas
- Litchi chinensis
- Morus alba
- Passiflora foetida
- Ricinus communis
- Rosa rugosa
- Scutellaria barbata
References
- ↑ "Species Details: Adoxophyes fasciculana Walker, 1866". http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/6914eb801b3f1748d5397fe6ffb1ef72. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ↑ "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/hostplants/search/list.dsml?&PGenus=Camellia&sort=Taxon. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ↑ Diakonoff, A. (1982). "On a Collection of Some Families of Micro-Lepidoptera from Sri Lanka (Ceylon)". Zoologische Verhandelingen 193: 1–124. http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/document/149137.
- ↑ "PaDIL Species Factsheet". http://www.padil.gov.au/maf-border/Pest/Main/141616.
Wikidata ☰ Q4684657 entry
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