Argyrotaenia amatana
| Pondapple leafroller moth | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Argyrotaenia |
| Species: | A. amatana |
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| Argyrotaenia amatana | |
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Argyrotaenia amatana, the pondapple leafroller moth, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the northern Caribbean and is known from Florida, The Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Islands, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, and the Cayman Islands.
Taxonomy
Argyrotaenia amatana was formally described by the American entomologist Harrison Dyar, Jr. in 1901 based on female specimens from Palm Beach County, Florida. Populations from the Dominican Republic and the Turks & Caicos islands were formerly considered to be the distinct species Argyrotaenia neibana and Argyrotaenia ochrochroa, but these were synonymized with the present species in 2020.[2]
Description
The wingspan is 13–16 mm. Adults have been recorded nearly year round.[3]
Distribution and habitat
Argyrotaenia amatana is widely distributed in the northern Caribbean and is known from Florida, The Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Islands, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, and the Cayman Islands. It is one of few Caribbean Argyrotaenia species common is lowlands and is usually seen at elevations below 100 m (330 ft) along the coast. On Cuba and Hispaniola, it can be found at higher elevations, from 400–1,500 m (1,300–4,900 ft).[2]
Biology
The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including Acer rubrum, Eupatorium incarnatum, Laguncularia racemosa, Lysimola bahamensis, Persea borbonica, Persea americana, Sagittaria falcata, Salix caroliniana, Taxodium distichum, Annona glabra, Eugenia species and Nectandra coriacea.[4]
References
- ↑ tortricidae.com
- 1 2 Austin, Kyhl A.; Dombroskie, Jason J. (2020-11-02). "A taxonomic revision of the Archipini of the Caribbean (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae, Tortricinae)". ZooKeys. 982: 33–147. doi:10.3897/zookeys.982.52363. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 7652813. PMID 33239955.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is available under the CC BY 4.0 license. - ↑ mothphotographersgroup
- ↑ Barrows, Edward M. (1991). "Host Plants, Flight Period, and Distribution of a Precinctive Florida Moth Argyrotaenia amatana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)". The Florida Entomologist. 74 (1): 152–153. doi:10.2307/3495254. ISSN 0015-4040.
Data related to Argyrotaenia amatana at Wikispecies