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Red-banded Leafroller Moth (Argyrotaenia velutinana)

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Argyrotaenia velutinana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Argyrotaenia
Species:
A. velutinana
Binomial name
Argyrotaenia velutinana
(Walker, 1863)[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Cacoecia velutinana Walker, 1863
  • Tortrix incertana Clemens, 1865
  • Tortrix lutosana Clemens, 1865
  • Cacoecia triferana Walker, 1863

Argyrotaenia velutinana, the red-banded leafroller moth, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the eastern United States and south-eastern Canada, from Quebec and Ontario to Florida, west to Texas and at least Iowa. It has also been reported from British Columbia.[3]

Larva

The wingspan is 13–20 millimetres (1234 in).

Neonatal larvae are not thought to naturally commit egg cannibalism. However Rock 1968 was able to induce it in laboratory conditions.[4] They go on to feed on various plants, including the leaves and fruit of apple and other fruit trees, as well as spruce and various vegetables.

References

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Data related to Argyrotaenia velutinana at Wikispecies

  1. ^ tortricidae.com
  2. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ^ Bug Guide
  4. ^ Richardson, Matthew L.; Mitchell, Robert F.; Reagel, Peter F.; Hanks, Lawrence M. (2010). "Causes and Consequences of Cannibalism in Noncarnivorous Insects". Annual Review of Entomology. 55 (1). Annual Reviews: 39–53. doi:10.1146/annurev-ento-112408-085314. ISSN 0066-4170.