Archips eleagnanus

Archips eleagnanus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Archips
Species:
A. eleagnanus
Binomial name
Archips eleagnanus
(McDunnough, 1923)
Synonyms
  • Cacoecia eleagnana McDunnough, 1923
  • Archips eleagnana

Archips eleagnanus is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae first described by James Halliday McDunnough in 1923.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Wyoming and New Mexico.[2] The habitat consists of prairies and montane areas.

The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults are on wing from the end of June to early August.

The larvae feed on Eleagnus species.[3]

References

  1. ↑ tortricidae.com
  2. ↑ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ↑ Dombroskie, J. J. (April 16, 2009). "Species Details: Archips eleagnana". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
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