Shimmering Adoxophyes Moth
Adoxophyes negundana McDunnough, 1923
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Adoxophyes negundana
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Adoxophyes
Species:
A. negundana
Binomial name
Adoxophyes negundana
Synonyms
  • Homona negundana McDunnough, 1923

Adoxophyes negundana, the shimmering adoxophyes moth, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Ontario to Manitoba, south to Florida and west to Utah.

The length of the forewings is 7.5–9.5 mm. Adults are on wing in June to early September.

The larvae feed on Acer negundo. They roll the leaves of their host plant.[2]

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