KEYS    About TortAI    Fact Sheets    Glossary    ID Thumbnails    DNA Search    Dissection Guides Argyrotaenia quercifoliana << Previous Next >> CAPS Non-target - Adult Argyrotaenia quercifoliana (Fitch) (Tortricidae: Tortricinae: Archipini) Synonyms: trifurculana (Tortrix) Fig. 1: Male Fig. 1: Male Fig. 2: Female Fig. 2: Female Fig. 3: Male genitalia Fig. 3: Male genitalia Fig. 4: Female genitalia Fig. 4: Female genitalia Adult Recognition FWL: 7.5-9.5 mm (male); 9.0-11.5 mm (female) Forewings are pale yellow with brown to light-brown reticulated markings. Most specimens have two brown fascial remnants that form parallel lines from costa to dorsum. Hindwings are white. Males lack a forewing costal fold. Adults of Argyrotaenia quadrifasciana may appear similar to those of A. quercifoliana. The two species can be distinguished by forewing color: bright yellow in A. quadrifasciana versus pale yellow in A. quercifoliana. In addition, the hindwings of A. quercifoliana are white, while those of A. quadrifasciana are dark brown or golden brown. According to Freeman (1944), some individuals of A. quercifoliana exhibit a solid patch of light brown on the forewing and resemble A. alisellana. Biology Adults are present in May through July. Larvae feed on leaves of oak and various other hosts. Full life history information for this species has not been reported. Host plants In addition to oak, Argyrotaenia quercifoliana has been recorded feeding on trees in several other families. Family Genus/species Common name Aceraceae Acer spicatum Lam. mountain maple Anacardiaceae Rhus L. sumac Fagaceae Quercus alba L. white oak Fagaceae Quercus macrocarpa Michx. bur oak Fagaceae Quercus palustris Munchh. pin oak Fagaceae Quercus rubra L. red oak Fagaceae Quercus velutina Lam. black oak Fagaceae Quercus L. oak Hamamelidaceae Hamamelis virginiana L. American witchhazel Hamamelidaceae Hamamelis L. witchhazel Rhamnaceae Rhamnus cathartica L. common buckthorn Rhamnaceae Rhamnus L. buckthorn Rosaceae Malus Mill. apple Rosaceae Rubus L. blackberry Distribution Argyrotaenia quercifoliana is widely distributed in eastern North America from southern Canada to Florida. References Freeman, T. N. 1944. A review of the North American species of the genus Argyrotaenia Stephens (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae). Scientific Agriculture. 25: 81-94. Freeman, T. N. 1958. The Archipinae of North America (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). The Canadian Entomologist Supplement 7 (Vol. 90): 1-89. Tortricids of Agricultural Importance by Todd M. Gilligan and Marc E. Epstein Interactive Keys developed in Lucid 3.5. Last updated August 2014.