''Archips oporana'', also known as the pine tortrix or spruce tortrix is a
moth of the family
Tortricidae, found in Asia and Europe. It was
first described by
Carl Linnaeus in 1758.
Description
The
wingspan is .
In western Europe the moth flies from late May to July, and there is a partial second generation in August and September.
The larvae initially feed in September tying two sets of needles and attach it to the branch of the host plant. They overwinter in a silken tube among the needles. The following year, the larva eat new shoots and may bore into the stem, which can cause them to shrivel and break off. On juniper the larva spins a thick white web amongst the leaves. Pupation is in the larval habitation in June and July. Larva can be found on silver fir (''
Abies alba''), European larch (''
Larix decidua''), common juniper (''
Juniperus communis''),
spruce
A spruce is a tree of the genus ''Picea'' (), a genus of about 35 species of coniferous evergreen trees in the family Pinaceae, found in the northern temperate and boreal (taiga) regions of the Earth. ''Picea'' is the sole genus in the subfami ...
(''Picea'' species), Scots pine (''
Pinus sylvestris'') and cedars (''
Thuja'' species).
Distribution
The moth is found in most of Europe and in Asia it is found in
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
(
Heilongjiang,
Liaoning
Liaoning () is a coastal province in Northeast China that is the smallest, southernmost, and most populous province in the region. With its capital at Shenyang, it is located on the northern shore of the Yellow Sea, and is the northernmost ...
),
Korea,
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
and
Russia (
Primorye).
References
External links
Waarneming.nl
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Archips
Moths described in 1758
Moths of Asia
Tortricidae of Europe
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus