Archips eleagnanus

Archips eleagnanus is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae first described by James Halliday McDunnough in 1923.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Wyoming and New Mexico.[2] The habitat consists of prairies and montane areas.

Archips eleagnanus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Archips
Species:
A. eleagnanus
Binomial name
Archips eleagnanus
(McDunnough, 1923)
Synonyms
  • Cacoecia eleagnana McDunnough, 1923
  • Archips eleagnana

The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults are on wing from the end of June to early August.

The larvae feed on Eleagnus species.[3]

References
  1. tortricidae.com
  2. mothphotographersgroup
  3. Dombroskie, J. J. (April 16, 2009). "Species Details: Archips eleagnana". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 29, 2020.


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