Archips podana

Archips podana
	Male
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Archips
Species:	A. podana
Binomial name
	Archips podana; (Scopoli, 1763)
Synonyms
	Phalaena podana Scopoli, 1763; Cacoecia ameriana Treitschke, 1830; Tortrix congenerana Hubner, [1823-1824]; Tortrix fulvana [Denis & Schiffermuller], 1775; Archips meridana Kozlov & Esartia, 1991; Tortrix pyrastrana Hubner, [1796-1799]; Tortrix podana var. sauberiana Sorhagen, 1882; Tortrix vulpeculana Fuchs, 1903;

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.

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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