Kebnat
INSECTS

Fruit-tree Leafroller Moth

Archips argyrospila

Insects
Native
Fruit-tree Leafroller Moth, photo 1 of 5
Fruit-tree Leafroller Moth, photo 2 of 5
Fruit-tree Leafroller Moth, photo 3 of 5

Butterfly or moth in the family Tortricidae. Feeds on plants.

There are 88 observations of Fruit-tree Leafroller Moth in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 13 of the 17 regions. They peak in July.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue44
  2. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean11
  3. Capitale-Nationale9
  4. Outaouais6
  5. Montérégie4
  6. Mauricie3
  7. Nord-du-Québec2
  8. Laurentides2
  9. Bas-Saint-Laurent2
  10. Côte-Nord2
  11. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine1
  12. Lanaudière1
  13. Montréal1

What the caterpillar eats

ApricotPrunus armeniaca
PearPyrus communis
Quaking aspenPopulus tremuloides
TOXIC
Garden onionAllium cepa
TOXIC
AlfalfaMedicago sativa
PeachPrunus persica
Moose mapleAcer spicatum
DEADLY
Horse chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
Cultivated currantRibes rubrum
Ash-leaf mapleAcer negundo
Sweet fernComptonia peregrina
English walnutJuglans regia

Similar species

Duskyback LeafrollerArchips mortuana
Oak Leafroller MothArchips semiferanus
Jack Pine Budworm MothChoristoneura pinus
Red-banded Leafroller MothArgyrotaenia velutinana
White Triangle TortrixClepsis persicana
Spruce Budworm MothChoristoneura fumiferana
Gray Archips MothArchips grisea
Oblique-banded Leafroller MothChoristoneura rosaceana
Garden TortrixClepsis peritana