Archips pulchra

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| authority = (Butler, 1879)[http://www.tortricidae.com/catalogueGenusList.asp?gcode=106 tortricidae.com]

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  • Ariola pulchra Butler, 1879
  • Ariola puchra anonymous, 1970
  • Archips pulcher Razowski, 1977

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Archips pulchra is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in China (Heilongjiang), South Korea, Japan and Russia (Primorye).

The wingspan is 19.5–25 mm.[http://www.jpmoth.org/Tortricidae/Tortricinae/Archips_pulchra.html Japanese Moths] There is one generation per year with adults on wing in July.

The larvae feed on Abies nephrolepis and Picea asperata.{{cite journal | url=https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF02856773 | doi=10.1007/BF02856773 | title=Revision of Tribe Archipini (Tortricidae: Tortricinae) in Northeast China | date=2003 | last1=Bong-Kyu | first1=Byun | last2=Shan-Chun | first2=Yan | last3=Cheng-De | first3=Li | journal=Journal of Forestry Research | volume=14 | issue=2 | pages=93–102 | url-access=subscription }} The species overwinters as a young larva. Pupation takes place in mid-June.

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Category:Moths described in 1879

Category:Archips

Category:Moths of Asia

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