Archips dissitanus

Archips dissitanus, the boldly-marked archips moth, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta to Nova Scotia and south to Minnesota and North Carolina in the Appalachian Mountains.[2] The habitat consists of boreal forests.

Archips dissitanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Archips
Species:
A. dissitanus
Binomial name
Archips dissitanus
(Grote, 1879)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tortrix (Ptycholoma) dissitana Grote, 1879
  • Archips dissitana

The wingspan is about 24 mm. The forewings are white with jagged jet black bands in the antemedian, median and postmedian areas. Adults have been recorded on wing from mid-June to late August.

The larvae feed on Abies balsamea[3] and Picea glauca.[4]

References
  1. tortricidae.com
  2. mothphotographersgroup
  3. University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
  4. HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants


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