Archips termias

"Apple leafroller" redirects here. For the other moth with this common name, see Lozotaenia capensana.
Archips termias
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Archips
Species: A. termias
Binomial name
Archips termias
(Meyrick, 1918)
Synonyms
  • Cacoecia termias Meyrick, 1918
  • Archips termias argutus Diakonoff, 1976
  • Cacoecia pomivora Meyrick, 1920
  • Cacoecia sarcostega Meyrick, 1924
  • Homona termias stenoptycha Diakonoff, 1951
  • Archips terminas Diakonoff, 1971

Archips termias, the apple leafroller, is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Vietnam, India, Nepal and China.[1]

Larvae have been recorded feeding on Acacia nilotica, Citrus, Rosa, Coffea liberica, Malus pumila, Malus sylvestris and Prunus persica.[2] They roll the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. ↑ Tortricidae from Vietnam in the collection of the Berlin Museum. 5. Archipini and Sparganothini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)
  2. ↑ Tortricidae Foodplant database


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