Archips semistructus explained

Archips semistructus is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in China and Japan.

The wingspan is 16–20 mm for males and 17–25 mm for females.[1]

The larvae feed on Artemisia (including Artemisia princeps), Cryptomeria japonica, Elaeagnus, Fragaria chiloensis, Prunus mume, Prunus serotina, Punica granatum and Rubus species (including Rubus microphyllus).[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.jpmoth.org/Tortricidae/Tortricinae/Archips_semistructa.html Japanese Moths
  2. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/research/projects/hostplants/search//list.dsml?searchPageURL=index.dsml&Familyqtype=starts+with&Family=&PFamilyqtype=starts+with&PFamily=&Genusqtype=starts+with&Genus=Archips&PGenusqtype=starts+with&PGenus=&Speciesqtype=starts+with&Species=semistructa&PSpeciesqtype=starts+with&PSpecies=&Country=&sort=Family HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants