Archips argyrospila, the fruit-tree leafroller moth, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in most of the United States and southern Canada.

Fruit-tree leafroller moth
Adult
Larva
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Archips
Species:
A. argyrospila
Binomial name
Archips argyrospila
(Walker, 1863)[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Retinia argyrospila Walker, 1863
  • Cacoecia columbiana McDunnough, 1923
  • Tortrix furvana Robinson, 1869
  • Cacoecia vividana Dyar, 1902
  • Tortrix vsignatana Packard, 1875

The length of the forewings is 6–10.2 mm for males and 8.5–11.7 mm for females. Adults are on wing from mid May to July in one generation per year.

The larvae feed on a wide range of plants and are considered a pest on apples and pears.[3] Recorded host plants include: Medicago, Malus, Prunus, Taxodium distichum, Phaseolus, Vaccinium, Betula, Acer negundo, Aesculus, Ceanothus, Cercocarpus, Citrus, Quercus, Eriodictyon, Vitis, Crataegus, Carya, Gleditsia triacanthos, Humulus, Syringa, Avena, Allium, Maclura pomifera, Pyrus, Rheum, Sassafras and Juglans species.[4]

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