Native
Adoxophyes negundana (McDunnough) (Tortricidae: Tortricinae: Archipini)
FWLFWL:
forewing length; the distance from the base of the forewing to the apex, including fringe
: 7.5-9.5 mm
Adults are pale yellow with light brown fasciaefascia:
a dark transverse band on the forewing
and a network of light brown streaks along and between veins. Hindwings are white. Males have a forewing costal foldforewing costal fold:
a flap or fold at the base of the forewing that contains specialized sex scales
.
Male genitalia are characterized by a spatulatespatulate:
spoonlike, narrow basally and enlarged and rounded apically
uncusuncus:
a sclerotized process which is fused to the posterodorsal margin of tergum IX
; an incomplete, finely spined transtilla; and large, rounded membranous valvaevalva:
an appendage flanking the intromittent organ that is used to clasp the female during copulation
. Female genitalia have not been described in the published literature, but closely resemble those of A. furcatana.
Larval morphology is undocumented for this species.
Adoxophyes negundana and Adoxophyes furcatana are the only two representatives of the genus Adoxophyes in North America. These two species are difficult to separate using forewing pattern. In general, the median fasciafascia:
a dark transverse band on the forewing is broader in A. negundana, although this character does not appear to be consistent across all individuals.
Freeman (1958) states that male genitalia of A. negundana have fewer cornuticornutus:
spines used to anchor the male vesica in the female bursa during copulation
(only four) and more sharply elbowed gnathosgnathos:
a narrow bandlike structure that joins the posterolateral edges of the tegumen and supports the anal tube
arms than those of A. furcatana. Both species of Nearctic Adoxophyes are similar to Adoxophyes orana and might be confused with this Palearctic species if it were discovered in North America. It is not known if Nearctic Adoxophyes are attracted to A. orana pheromone.
The life history of this species is poorly known. Adults are present from June through early September. Larvae feed in the rolled leaves of boxelder (Acer negundo).
| Host plant | Host plant family | Reference(s) |
| Acer negundo | Aceraceae | Freeman 1958Freeman 1958: Freeman, T. N. 1958. The Archipinae of North America (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Canadian Entomologist, Supplement 7 (Vol. 90): 1-89.; Prentice 1966Prentice 1966: Prentice, R. M. 1966. Vol. 4. Microlepidoptera. In : Forest Lepidoptera of Canada recorded by the Forest Insect Survey. Dept. For. Canada Publ. 1142: 543-840.; Godfrey et al. 1987Godfrey et al. 1987: Godfrey, G. L., Cashatt, E. D., Glenn, M. O. 1987. Microlepidoptera from the Sandy Creek and Illinois River Region: A annotated checklist of the suborders Dacnonypha, Monotrysia, and Ditrysia (in part) (Insecta). Spec. Publ. 7. Illinois Natural History Survey. |
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Adoxophyes negundana is found from New Brunswick to Manitoba, south to Florida and west to Utah.
