''Archips bachmanus'' is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...

of the family

Tortricidae The Tortricidae are a family of moths, commonly known as tortrix moths or leafroller moths, in the order Lepidoptera. This large family has over 11,000 species described, and is the sole member of the superfamily Tortricoidea, although the gen ...

. It is found in

Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making it ...

. The

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is 20 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is brownish, with paler submedian interfascia. The strigulation (fine streaking) is brown. There is a weak, pinkish violet gloss. The markings consist of a reduced to slender rust-brown blotch. The hindwings are pale orange, but greyish brown in the anal half, with fine, brownish strigulation in the apex area.

Etymology

The name refers to the type locality:

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References

Moths described in 2009 Archips Moths of Asia Taxa named by Józef Razowski {{archips-stub