Archips oporana

Archips oporana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Archips
Species:	A. oporana
Binomial name
Archips oporana (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
Phalaena (Tortrix) oporana Linnaeus, 1758 Cacoecia bathyglypta Meyrick, in Caradja, 1932 Lozotaenia dissimilana Bentley, 1845 Tortrix hermanniana [Denis & Schiffermuller], 1775 Cacoecia impervia Meyrick, in Joannis, 1930 Phalaena (Tortrix) piceana Linnaeus, 1758 Archippus (Archippus) pieceanus Yasuda, 1975 Cacoecia similis Butler, 1879

Archips oporana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Europe, China (Heilongjiang, Liaoning), Korea, Japan and Russia (Primorye).

The wingspan is 19–28 millimetres (0.75–1.10 in). The moth flies in two generations from June to October in western Europe.

The larvae feed on Thuja, common juniper, Scots pine and spruce. They tie two sets of twin needles and attach the middle part to the branch of the host plant. A single larva may feed on seven or eight of these sets of needles per day. Pupation takes place in mid-June. The species overwinters as a young larva within a rolled leaf near an axillary bud.

External links

• waarneming.nl (Dutch).
• Lepidoptera of Belgium
• Archips oporana at UK Moths