Exotic
Exotic, but established
Native
Archips Hübner (Tortricidae: Tortricinae: Archipini)
The genus Archips contains approximately 110 described species that are distributed throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. The forewing pattern of many species is similar, with a mark in the subbasal area, a well-defined median fasciafascia:
a dark transverse band on the forewing
, and a costal spotcostal spot:
a patch of contrasting scales on the costa, usually a remnant of the postmedian or preterminal fascia 
. With the exception of A. packardiana, males of all species of Archips treated on this site have a well-developed costal fold.
Male genitalia are characterized by a fingerlike or spatulatespatulate:
spoonlike, narrow basally and enlarged and rounded apically
uncus, reduced sociisocii:
a pair of lightly sclerotized setose lobes
, well-developed gnathosgnathos:
a narrow bandlike structure that joins the posterolateral edges of the tegumen and supports the anal tube
, and rounded valvaevalva:
an appendage flanking the intromittent organ that is used to clasp the female during copulation
. Female genitalia are characterized by a funnel-like sterigmasterigma:
the sclerotized region surrounding the female ostium bursae 
, single signumsignum:
a sclerotized projection or patch on the interior of the corpus bursae
in the corpus bursaecorpus bursae:
a dilated membranous sac at the anterior end of the bursa copulatrix
, and many species have a cestumcestum:
a long, bandlike sclerotization of the wall of the ductus bursae
in the ductus bursaeductus bursae:
a membranous tube connecting the ostium bursae to the corpus bursae
.
This group contains a number of important pest species, such as A. podana and A. xylosteana. Larvae feed primarily on deciduous trees and shrubs, including apple, apricot, plum, pear, peach, and many others. However, most species are external leaf feeders, and fruit damage is caused by incidental feeding or when leaves are webbed to fruit.
It is difficult to distinguish between different species of Archips (or many Archipini) using larval morphology. As such, most Archips species intercepted at U.S. ports of entry are not identified beyond the subfamily level.
17 species are treated here, 13 of which are native to North America. Three (A. podana, A. rosana, and A. xylosteana) are exotic, but established in North America. One European species (A. crataegana) has not been reported from North America. For photos of additional species not covered here, visit the Moth Photographers Group link below.
Exotic species
Exotic, but established species
Native species
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Additional photos and distribution maps for species in the United States and Canada are available at Moth Photographers Group.
