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Tortricidae
51a0338 – 3658   Archips purpurana (Clemens, 1865)
             Omnivorous Leafroller

© Nolie Schneider
Description/
Field Marks:
See TortAI species page at idtools.org
Genitalia: See TortAI species page at idtools.org
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • purpurana Clemens 1865 (Loxotaenia) - MONA 1983: 3658
  • gurgitana Robinson 1869 (Tortrix)
  • guritana Darlington 1947 (Cacoecia)
  • lintneriana Grote 1873 (Tortrix)
  • References
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Gilligan, T. M. & M. E. Epstein, 2014. Tortricids of Agricultural Importance to the United States (TortAI). Identification Technology Program (ITP), USDA/APHIS/PPQ/CPHST, Fort Collins, CO, species page at idtools.org.
    • Species Page at Block Island Moths
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    Archips purpurana
    © Carroll Rudy
    Archips purpurana
    © Dave Beadle
    Archips purpurana
    © Forest Barnas
    Archips purpurana
    © D. Lynn Scott
    Archips purpurana
    © Phil Penketh
    Archips purpurana
    © Rob Curtis
    Archips purpurana
    © Jason Dombroskie
    Archips purpurana
    © Jason Dombroskie
    Archips purpurana
    22mm – © Jim Vargo
    Archips purpurana
    21mm – © U. S. National Museum
    Archips purpurana
    © Canadian National Collection LG

    Archips purpurana
    © Canadian National Collection LG

    Archips purpurana
    © M. J. Hatfield LG
    on Triosteum aurantiacum
    Archips purpurana
    © M. J. Hatfield LG
    on Bergamot, Monarda fistulosa
    Archips purpurana
    © M. J. Hatfield LG
    on Bergamot, Monarda fistulosa
    Archips purpurana
    © Jennifer Forman Orth LG
    reared on Sedum
    Archips purpurana
    © Marcie O'Connor LG
    in shelter in Prairie Alumroot
    Archips purpurana
    © Marcie O'Connor LG
    in shelter in Prairie Alumroot
    Archips purpurana
    © Louise Dawson LG


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