Adoxophyes fasciculana
Adoxophyes fasciculana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Adoxophyes |
Species: | A. fasciculana |
Binomial name | |
Adoxophyes fasciculana (Walker, 1866) | |
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Adoxophyes fasciculana, the bell moth or orange tip moth, is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It was described from the Moluccas and is also known from Vietnam, Australia and the Pacific Islands.
The wingspan is 14–18 mm, with females being larger than males. The forewing ground colour is yellowish with a sinuous pattern in rusty or ginger brown. The hindwings are yellow fawn.[1]
The larvae feed on coconut.
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