''Archips crataegana'', the brown oak tortrix, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in most of Europe east to

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. The wingspan is about 20 mm for males and about 25 mm for females. Adults are sexually dimorphic. The forewings have a sinuate termen There is an irregular vertical, costal fold from the base to 2/3 and light brown or ochreous-brown There is a transverse dorsal spot near the base. The central fascia has the anterior edge angulated below middle. The costal patch is extended as a streak to the termen above the tornus. It is dark ochreous-brown. The fascia is attenuated and sometimes obsolete towards costa. The hindwings are grey, the apex in female sometimes yellowish. Julius von Kennel provides a full description. They are on wing from June to August. The larvae feed on various deciduous trees, including '' Quercus'', '' Ulmus'', ''

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'' and '' Salix'' species. They feed in a tightly-rolled leaf. The species overwinters as an egg.

Subspecies

*''Archips crataeganus crataeganus'' *''Archips crataeganus endoi'' Yasuda, 1975 (South Korea, Japan, China: Heilongjiang, Jilin, Shaanxi, Sichuan)

References

Moths described in 1796 Archips Moths of Asia Tortricidae of Europe {{archips-stub