Archips rosana

Archips rosana, the rose tortrix, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in both the Palearctic and Nearctic realms.

Larva

Archips rosana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Archips
Species:
A. rosana
Binomial name
Archips rosana
Synonyms
  • Phalaena (Tortrix) rosana Linnaeus, 1758
  • Tortrix acerana Hubner, [1796-1799]
  • Phalaena (Tortrix) ameriana Linnaeus, 1758
  • Phalaena americana Gmelin, 1788
  • Phalaena (Tortrix) amerina Linnaeus, 1761
  • Phalaena (Tortrix) avellana Linnaeus, 1758
  • Cacoecia hewittana Busck, 1920
  • Tortrix laevigana [Denis & Schiffermuller], 1775
  • Tortrix levigana Illiger, 1801
  • Lozotaenia nebulana Stephens, 1834
  • Cacoecia rosana ab. obscura Dufrane, 1944
  • Cacoecia rosana ab. ochracea Dufrane, 1945
  • Cacoecia rosana var. orientana Krulikowsky, 1909
  • Tortrix oxyacanthana Hubner, [1796-1799]
  • Cacoecia rosana var. splendana Kennel, 1910
  • Tortrix testaceana Eversmann, 1844
  • Pyralis variana Fabricius, 1787

The wingspan is 15–24 mm. Fore wings with termen sinuate, vertical, costal fold from base to beyond middle, irregular light brown, sometimes reddish-tinged, in female darker-strigulated : a dorsal spot near base, central fascia with anterior edge sinuate, and suffused costal patch emitting an interrupted stria darker brown, in female sometimes nearly obsolete ; some dark terminal strigulae. Hindwings are grey, apex usually more or less orange. The larva is dark olive-green ; dorsal line darker ; tubercular spots white ; head brown ; plate of 2 blackish, anteriorly whitish.[2]

The moths are on wing from May to August depending on the location.

The larvae feed within rolled leaves of various fruit plants such as raspberry, as well as cultivated rose. Pupation takes place from April to May. The species overwinters as an egg.[3]

References
  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
  3. Revision of Tribe Archipini (Tortricidae: Tortricinae) in Northeast China


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