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Archips micaceana

(Archips micaceana)

Description

Archips micaceana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in China, Hong Kong, southern Vietnam, Burma, and northern Thailand. It is a minor pest of many agricultural crops. The hindwings are almost entirely yellow in both sexes. The larvae are polyphagous leaf-tiers and leaf-rollers on Abelmoschus esculentus, Acacia nilotica, Alangium salviifolium, Albizzia procera, Albizzia saman, Aleurites, Annona reticulata, Annona squamosa, Arachis hypogaea, Areca catechu, Artabotrys hexapetalus, Artocarpus heterophyllus, Aster, Azadirachta excelsa, Breonia chinensis, Camellia, Capsicum, Cassia fistula, Castanopsis fissa, Cedrela, Chrysanthemum, Citrus maxima, Codiaeum variegatum, Coffea, Cordyline fruticosa, Cosmos, Cuscuta, Dalbergia sissoo, Delonix regia, Derris, Dillenia indica, Dimocarpus longan, Duranta, Erythrina fusca, Erythrina variegata, Eucalyptus camaldulensis , Eugenia, Fragaria, Garcinia mangostana, Gerbera jamesonii, Glycine max, Gmelina arborea, Gossypium herbaceum, Helianthus annuus, Hibiscus, Hopea odorata, Ixora, Lagerstroemia cuspidata, Lantana camara, Linum, Litchi chinensis, Lonicera japonica, Ludwigia, Macropiper excelsum, Mallotus philippinensis, Malus pumila, Mangifera indica, Medicago, Michelia champaca, Millettia extensa, Morus alba, Nephelium lappaceum, Persea americana, Phaseolus, Pinus caribaea, Pithecellobium dulce, Psidium guajava, Punica granatum, Rhizophora mucronata, Ricinus communis, Salix, Santalum album, Schoutenia glomerata, Shorea talura, Spergularia macrotheca, Syzygium aquem, Syzygium cumini, Terminalia elliptica, Toona ciliata, Triticum aestivum, Vicia faba, Vigna radiata, Zea mays and Ziziphus mauritiana.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Tortricidae
Genus:Archips
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