Argyroploce arbutella

Argyroploce arbutella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Argyroploce
Species:	A. arbutella
Binomial name
	Argyroploce arbutella; (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
	Phalaena (Tinea) arbutella Linnaeus, 1758; Penthina arbutella; Olethreutes arbutella; Tortrix arbutana Hubner, [1811-1813]; Penthina arbutella var. furiosella Kennel, 1901;

Argyroploce arbutella is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in most of Europe, from Fennoscandia and northern Russia to the Pyrenees, Sardinia, Italy and Bulgaria and from Ireland to Poland and Romania.^[1]

The wingspan is 13–15 mm.

The head and thorax fuscous, crimson-tinged. Forewings reddish-ferruginous, irregularly striated with leaden-grey or silver grey. The hindwings are grey. The larva is blackish-grey. Julius von Kennel provides a full description. ^[2]

They are on wing from May to June. Larvae can be found from April to May.

References

^ Fauna Europaea
^ Julius von Kennel, 1921, The Palaearktischen Tortriciden, eine monographische Darstellung. Stuttgart: E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung. 742 pp. - Palaearctic Tortricidae, a monograph.pdf at Zobodat 424

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[1] Fauna Europaea

[2] Julius von Kennel, 1921, The Palaearktischen Tortriciden, eine monographische Darstellung. Stuttgart: E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung. 742 pp. - Palaearctic Tortricidae, a monograph.pdf at Zobodat 424

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