Argyrotaenia dorsalana

Argyrotaenia dorsalana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in North America from British Columbia and Washington, south to California and Utah.

Argyrotaenia dorsalana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Argyrotaenia
Species:
A. dorsalana
Binomial name
Argyrotaenia dorsalana
(Dyar, 1903)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tortrix dorsalana Dyar, 1903
  • Tortrix dimorphana Barnes & Busck, 1920

The wingspan is 16–22 mm.

The larvae mainly feed on Douglas-fir, Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir, western hemlock and western larch, but have also been recorded on grand fir, ponderosa pine and spruce. It appears to overwinter in the egg stage. Larvae are present from early May to mid-June. Pupation takes place in late June and adults emerge soon after.

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