Archips podana
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Archips |
Species: | A. podana
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Archips podana, the large fruit-tree tortrix, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. The species was first described by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in his 1763 Entomologia Carniolica. It is found in Europe, Anatolia and is an introduced species in North America.
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The wingspan is 18–26 mm. The moth flies in one generation from June to September in western Europe.
The larvae feed on apple, pear, cherry and plum.
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