Argyrotaenia loxonephes

Argyrotaenia loxonephes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Argyrotaenia
Species:	A. loxonephes
Binomial name
Argyrotaenia loxonephes (Meyrick, 1937)[1]
Synonyms
Eulia loxonephes Meyrick, 1937

Argyrotaenia loxonephes is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Argentina.

The length of the forewings is about 7.3 mm for males and 5.9-6.1 mm for females. The ground colour of the forewings is pale cream, strigulated (finely streaked) with light brownish. The hindwings are pale yellowish, strigulated with light grey.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Solanaceae species.^[2] All recorded food plants are: Dahlia, Rosa, Lilium, Eucalyptus, Plantago, Rumex, Gladiolus and Pelargonium species, Linum usitatissimum, Humulus lupulus, Baccharis salicifolia, Gutierrezia mondonii, Zea mays, Mentha piperita, Glycine max, Medicago sativa, Asparagus officinalis, Cydonia oblonga, Malus sylvestris, Prunus domestica, Pyrus communis, Rubus species (including Rubus idaeus), Populus nigra, Ribes grossularia, Ribes nigrum, Ribes sativum, Apium graveolens and Vitis vinifera. However, a number of these might actually refer to other Argyrotaenia species.^[3]

References

1. tortricidae.com
2. Brown, J. W., G. Robinson & J. A. Powell. 2008. Food plant database of the leafrollers of the world (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) (Version 1.0)
3. Trematerra, Pasquale & John W. Brown, 2004, Zootaxa 574: 1-12