Archips viola is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in China (Heilongjiang), Korea, Japan, Russia (Primorye, Ussuri) and Central Asia.

Archips viola
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Archips
Species:
A. viola
Binomial name
Archips viola
Falkovitsh, 1965[1]
Synonyms
  • Archips purpuratus Kawabe, 1965
  • Archips purpurata

The wingspan is 18–21 mm for males and 21–27 mm for females.[2]

The larvae feed on Acer rufinerve, Alnus hirsuta, Populus sieboldii, Aralia mandschurica, Carpinus cordata, Corylus heterophylla, Juglans mandschurica, Lespedeza bicolor, Lonicera edulis, Pyrus ussuriensis, Quercus mongolica, Sorbaria sorbifolia, Syringa amurensis and Ulmus laciniata.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Tortricid.net - GENUS". www.tortricidae.com.
  2. ^ "An Identification Guide of Japanese Moths Compiled by Everyone". www.jpmoth.org. Archived from the original on 2005-02-27.
  3. ^ Bong-Kyu, Byun; Shan-chun, Yan; Cheng-de, Li (June 1, 2003). "Revision of Tribe Archipini (Tortricidae: Tortricinae) in Northeast China". Journal of Forestry Research. 14 (2): 93–102. doi:10.1007/BF02856773 – via Springer Link.