''Archips mortuanus'', the dusky-back leaf roller, is a species of
moth of the family
Tortricidae. It is found in eastern
North America
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, where it has been recorded from
Maine,
Michigan and
New York
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The length of the forewings is 7–9 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July in one generation per year.
The larvae feed on the leaves of ''
Prunus virginiana'', ''
Populus balsamifera'', ''
Populus tremuloides'', ''
Cicuta'', ''
Alnus'', ''
Malus'', ''
Spiraea'', ''
Salix'' (including ''
Salix bebbiana
''Salix bebbiana'' is a species of willow indigenous to Canada and the northern United States, from Alaska and Yukon south to California and Arizona and northeast to Newfoundland and New England. Common names include beaked willow, long-beaked w ...
'') and ''
Crataegus
''Crataegus'' (), commonly called hawthorn, quickthorn, thornapple, Voss, E. G. 1985. ''Michigan Flora: A guide to the identification and occurrence of the native and naturalized seed-plants of the state. Part II: Dicots (Saururaceae–Cornacea ...
'' species. They reach a length of 14–22 m when full-grown. The species overwinters as an egg.
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References
Moths described in 1907
Archips
Moths of North America
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