Adoxophyes fasciculana explained

Adoxophyes fasciculana, the bell moth or orange tip moth, is a moth of the family Tortricidae.^[1] It was described by Francis Walker in 1866 from the Moluccas. It is also known from South Asia, Vietnam, Australia and the Pacific Islands. It is a polyphagous pest on several commercially important crops.^{[2] [3]}

Description

The wingspan is 14–18 mm.^[4]

Larval food plants

• Ageratum conyzoides
• Amaranthus viridis
• Arachis hypogaea
• Averrhoa carambola
• Camellia limonia
• Camellia sinensis
• Carica papaya
• Emilia longifolia
• Euphorbia hirta
• Euphorbia longan
• Gnaphalium indicum
• Gossypium barbadense
• Helianthus annuus
• Indigofera endecaphylla
• Ipomoea batatas
• Litchi chinensis
• Morus alba
• Passiflora foetida
• Ricinus communis
• Rosa rugosa
• Scutellaria barbata

Notes and References

1. Web site: Species Details: Adoxophyes fasciculana Walker, 1866 . Catalogue of Life . 29 July 2018.
2. Web site: HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants . The Natural History Museum . 29 July 2018.
3. Diakonoff . A. . 1982 . On a Collection of Some Families of Micro-Lepidoptera from Sri Lanka (Ceylon) . Zoologische Verhandelingen . 193 . 1–124 . Naturalis Biodiversity Center.
4. Web site: PaDIL Species Factsheet . 2011-11-15 . 2012-04-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120401164328/http://www.padil.gov.au/maf-border/Pest/Main/141616 . dead .