Tortricidae : Tortricinae
Archips oporana
ARCHIPS oporana (Linnaeus, 1758)
Archips oporana
ARCHIPS oporana (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Life Cycle Guide
Description
Vernacular Name: Pine Tortrix
Wingspan: 19 - 28mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - less (Croatia,Greece,Ireland,Portugal,Sicily,Ukraine and all Mediterranean Islands except Sardinia ) eastwards to China,Korea & Japan
UK Distribution: Southern and South East England
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Coniferous Woodland
Similar Species -
Overwinters as: Larva
Observations: The moth is Nationally Scarce A species under the BAP. Biodiversity Action Plan and is restricted to southern and south eastern England where they are found in conifer Woodland or plantations. Although scarce it has been seen more frequently in recent years.
The male forewings are purplish brown with reddish brown markings,thinly edged white and grey-brown hindwings which separate it from the similar species males.There is a brown cross line at about half way along the forewing and a brown apial patch.
Female forewing is pale purplish brown with reddish brown markings with a net like pattern over the wing,which separates the females of the similar species, and very pointed apex. Hindwing greyish brown.
The moth flies from mid afternoon and is attracted to light.
Wingspan: 19 - 28mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - less (Croatia,Greece,Ireland,Portugal,Sicily,Ukraine and all Mediterranean Islands except Sardinia ) eastwards to China,Korea & Japan
UK Distribution: Southern and South East England
UK Conservation Status -
- Nationally Scarce A (Na - BAP : 1980-1993) = 16 - 30 10Km Squares
- Least Concern
- Phalaena operana (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Phalaena operana (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Europe
Habitat: Coniferous Woodland
Similar Species -
- Large Fruit-tree Tortrix - Archips podana - (Scopoli, 1763)
- Archips betulana - Hübner, [1787])
Overwinters as: Larva
Observations: The moth is Nationally Scarce A species under the BAP. Biodiversity Action Plan and is restricted to southern and south eastern England where they are found in conifer Woodland or plantations. Although scarce it has been seen more frequently in recent years.
The male forewings are purplish brown with reddish brown markings,thinly edged white and grey-brown hindwings which separate it from the similar species males.There is a brown cross line at about half way along the forewing and a brown apial patch.
Female forewing is pale purplish brown with reddish brown markings with a net like pattern over the wing,which separates the females of the similar species, and very pointed apex. Hindwing greyish brown.
The moth flies from mid afternoon and is attracted to light.
Photo Gallery
Larval Food Plants Worldwide
Note - Plants hyperlinked in red below take the visitor to the relevant plant page on"Plants for a Future" website where further information like photos,physical characteristics,habitats,edible uses,medicinal uses,cultivation,propagation,range,height etc. are clearly listed.
Plant Families - in bold red below takes the visitor to the relevant "Lepi-plants" page where other butterflies & moths using the plants below are listed.
Plant Families - in bold red below takes the visitor to the relevant "Lepi-plants" page where other butterflies & moths using the plants below are listed.
- Cupressaceae - Cypress Family
- Chamaecyparis obtusa - Japanese Cypress
- Cryptomeria japonica - Japanese Cedar, Sugi
- Juniperus communis - Juniper
- Pinaceae - Pine Family
- Abies alba - Silver Fir
- Abies firma - Momi Fir - Japanese Fir
- Abies sachalinensis - Sakhalin Fir
- Cedrus deodara - Deodar
- Larix decidua - Larch
- Larix siberica - Siberian Larch
- Picea abies - Norway Spruce
- Picea engelmannii - Mountain Spruce, Engelmann spruce
- Picea glauca - White Spruce
- Picea jezoensis - Yezo Spruce
- Pinus densiflora - Japanese Red Pine
- Pinus koraiensis - Korean Nut Pine, Chinese pinenut
- Pinus pentaphylla - Japanese White Pine
- Pinus strobus - White Pine
- Pinus sylvestris - Scot's Pine
- Pinus thunbergiana - Japanese Black Pine
- Tsuga sieboldii - Japanese Hemlock
- Rosaceae - Rose Family
- Malus pumila - Paradise Apple
- Taxaceae - Yew Family
- Taxus cuspidata - Japanese Yew
- Taxus cuspidata - Japanese Yew
Larval Food Plants
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Taxonomy
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Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Tortricoidea Tortricidae Tortricinae Archipini ARCHIPS Hübner 1822 Archips oporana (Linnaeus, 1758) - Phalaena operana (Linnaeus, 1758) - PHALAENA oporana (Linnaeus, 1758) = Archips oporanus (Linnaeus, 1758) = Phalaena (Tortrix) oporana Linnaeus, 1758 = Phalaena (Tortrix) piceana Linnaeus, 1758 = fulvana (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) = pyrastrana (Hübner, 1822) = congenerana (Treitschke, 1829) = amerinana (Duponchel, 1834) = sauberiana (Sorhagen) = Archips operana = Archips piceanus = Archips pyrastrana Hübner, 1822 - Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1 : Title page : p.530 - n.207 - Sweden |