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Archips viola

Archips viola is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in China (Heilongjiang), Korea, Japan, Russia and Central Asia.

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Archips viola
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Archips
Species:
A. viola
Binomial name
Archips viola
Falkovitsh, 19651
Synonyms
  • Archips purpuratus Kawabe, 1965
  • Archips purpurata

Archips viola is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in China (Heilongjiang), Korea, Japan, Russia (Primorye, Ussuri) and Central Asia.

The wingspan is 18–21 mm for males and 21–27 mm for females.2

The larvae feed on Acer rufinerve, Alnus hirsuta, Populus sieboldii, Aralia mandschurica, Carpinus cordata, Corylus heterophylla, Juglans mandschurica, Lespedeza bicolor, Lonicera edulis, Pyrus ussuriensis, Quercus mongolica, Sorbaria sorbifolia, Syringa amurensis and Ulmus laciniata.3

References

References

  1. "Tortricid.net - GENUS". www.tortricidae.com.
  2. "An Identification Guide of Japanese Moths Compiled by Everyone". www.jpmoth.org. Archived from the original on 2005-02-27.
  3. Bong-Kyu, Byun; Shan-chun, Yan; Cheng-de, Li (June 1, 2003). "Revision of Tribe Archipini (Tortricidae: Tortricinae) in Northeast China". Journal of Forestry Research. 14 (2): 93–102. doi:10.1007/BF02856773 – via Springer Link.