Archips alberta
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| synonyms = *Tortrix alberta McDunnough, 1923
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Archips alberta is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae first described by James Halliday McDunnough in 1923.[http://www.tortricidae.com/catalogueGenusList.asp?gcode=106 tortricidae.com] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded across boreal Canada, south through the mountains to Utah. The habitat consists of coniferous forests.
The wingspan is 22–25 mm.[http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=3665 mothphotographersgroup] Adults are on wing from early July to mid-August.
The larvae feed on Picea mariana, Picea glauca and Picea engelmannii.{{cite web |author1=Dombroskie, J. J. |date=April 16, 2009 |url=https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-19942 |title=Species Details: Archips alberta |website=University of Alberta Museums |publisher=E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum |access-date=December 29, 2020}}
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Category:Moths described in 1923
Category:Moths of North America
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