Archips podana

Archips podana

Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Archips
Species:	A. podana
Binomial name
*Archips podana* (Scopoli, 1763)^[1]
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

The Large Fruit-tree Tortrix (Archips podana) is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Europe, Anatolia and is an introduced species in North America.

Female

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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