Adoxophyes fasciculana

Adoxophyes fasciculana
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Tortricidae
Genus:Adoxophyes
Species: A. fasciculana
Binomial name
Adoxophyes fasciculana
(Walker, 1866)
Synonyms
  • Tortrix fasciculana Walker, 1866
  • Adoxophyes asciculata Meyrick, in Wagner, 1912
  • Capua epipepla Lower, 1908
  • Tortrix luzonica Sauber, in Semper, 1902

Adoxophyes fasciculana, the bell moth or orange tip moth, is a moth of the family Tortricidae.[1] It was described from the Moluccas and is also known from South Asia, Vietnam, Australia and the Pacific Islands. It is a polyphagous pest on several commercially important crops.[2][3]

Pupa

Description

The wingspan is 14–18 mm, with females being larger than males. The forewing ground colour is yellowish with a sinuous pattern in rusty or ginger brown. The hindwings are yellow fawn.[4]

Larval food plants

References

  1. "Species Details : Adoxophyes fasciculana Walker, 1866". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  2. "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  3. "ON A COLLECTION OF SOME FAMILIES OF MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA FROM SRI LANKA (CEYLON)". repository. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  4. PaDIL Species Factsheet



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