Adoxophyes fasciculana

Adoxophyes fasciculana
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Adoxophyes
Species: A. fasciculana
Binomial name
Adoxophyes fasciculana
(Walker, 1866)
Synonyms
  • Tortrix fasciculana Walker, 1866
  • Adoxophyes asciculata Meyrick, in Wagner, 1912
  • Capua epipepla Lower, 1908
  • Tortrix luzonica Sauber, in Semper, 1902

The Bell Moth or Orange Tip Moth (Adoxophyes fasciculana) is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is was described from the Moluccas and is also known from Vietnam, Australia and the Pacific Islands.

The wingspan is 14-18 mm, with females being larger than males. The forewing ground colour is yellowish with a sinuous pattern in rusty or ginger brown. The hindwings are yellow fawn.[1]

The larvae feed on coconut.

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