Archips oporana
{{Short description|Species of moth}}
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| taxon = Archips oporana
| authority = (Linnaeus, 1758){{cite web |title=Archips |url=http://www.tortricidae.com/catalogueSpeciesList.asp?gcode=106&chkLastInput= |website=Tortricid.net |access-date=7 April 2021}}
| synonyms = {{Collapsible list|
- Phalaena (Tortrix) oporana Linnaeus, 1758
- Cacoecia bathyglypta Meyrick, in Caradja, 1932
- Lozotaenia dissimilana Bentley, 1845
- Tortrix hermanniana [Denis & Schiffermuller], 1775
- Cacoecia impervia Meyrick, in de Joannis, 1930
- Phalaena (Tortrix) piceana Linnaeus, 1758
- Archippus (Archippus) pieceanus Yasuda, 1975
- Cacoecia similis Butler, 1879
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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 {{convert|19|–|28|mm}}.{{cite web |last1=Kimber |first1=Ian |title=Archips oporana (Linnaeus, 1758) |url=https://ukmoths.org.uk/species/archips-oporana/ |website=UKmoths |access-date=7 April 2021}} In western Europe the moth flies from late May to July, and there is a partial second generation in August and September.{{cite web |title=Archips oporana (Linnaeus, 1758) |url=http://webh01.ua.ac.be/vve/checklists/lepidoptera/Tortricidae/Aoporana.htm |website=Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110217100046/http://webh01.ua.ac.be/vve/checklists/lepidoptera/Tortricidae/Aoporana.htm |access-date=7 April 2021|archive-date=2011-02-17 }}
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.{{cite book |last1=Emmet |first1=A M |author1-link=A. Maitland Emmet |title=A Field Guide to the Smaller British Lepidoptera |date=1988 |publisher=British Entomological & Natural History Society |location=London |isbn=0-9502891-6-7 |page=156 |edition=First}}{{cite book |last1=Bradley |first1=J D |last2=Tremewan |first2=W G |last3=Smith |first3=Arthur |title=British Tortricoid Moths. Cochylidae and Tortricidae:Tortricinae |date=1973 |publisher=The Ray Society |location=London |isbn=0-903874-01-6 |pages=100–01}} Larva can be found on silver fir (Abies alba), European larch (Larix decidua), common juniper (Juniperus communis), spruce (Picea species), Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) and cedars (Thuja species).{{cite web |last1=Ellis |first1=W N |title=Archips oporana (Linnaeus, 1758) pine tortrix, spruce tortricid |url=https://bladmineerders.nl/parasites/animalia/arthropoda/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/apoditrysia/tortricoidea/tortricidae/tortricinae/archipini/archips/archips-oporana/ |website=Plant Parasites of Europe |access-date=7 April 2021}}
Distribution
The moth is found in most of Europe and in Asia it is found in China (Heilongjiang, Liaoning), Korea, Japan and Russia (Primorye).{{cite web |title=Archips oporana (Linnaeus, 1758) |url=https://fauna-eu.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/ea030e76-91c5-441f-b059-673cbe8ab11b |website=Fauna Europaea |access-date=7 April 2021}}{{cite journal |last1=Bong-Kyu |first1=Byun |last2=Shan-chun |first2=Yan |last3=Cheng-de |first3=Li |title=Revision of Tribe Archipini (Tortricidae: Tortricinae) in Northeast China. |journal=Journal of Forestry Research |date=2003 |volume=14 |issue=2 |pages=93–102 |doi=10.1007/BF02856773 |bibcode=2003JFoR...14...93B |s2cid=35674816 |url=https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF02856773|url-access=subscription }}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120722080825/http://waarneming.nl/soort.php?id=9045 Waarneming.nl {{in lang|nl}}].
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110217100046/http://webh01.ua.ac.be/vve/checklists/lepidoptera/Tortricidae/Aoporana.htm Lepidoptera of Belgium]
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Category:Moths described in 1758