Fruit-tree leafroller moth
The fruit-tree leafroller moth is a small moth from North America. Its caterpillars are very hungry and not fussy at all. They nibble on apple and pear trees, so fruit growers keep a close eye on them.
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Fun facts
Each front wing is only about 1 centimetre long. The females are a little bigger than the males.
The moths fly from the middle of May to July, and there is only one family of young each year.
Its caterpillars eat so many different plants that the list includes trees, berries, onions, oats and even citrus trees.
Farmers call it a pest because the caterpillars damage apple and pear trees.
Most asked questions about Fruit-tree leafroller moth
?What does the fruit-tree leafroller eat?
Its caterpillars eat leaves of many plants, including apple, pear, oak, grape and rhubarb.
?Is the fruit-tree leafroller moth dangerous?
Not to people. It is harmless, but its caterpillars can damage fruit trees.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Archips argyrospila
- Group
- Moths
- Family
- Tortricidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Lepidoptera > Tortricidae
- Lives on
- North America
Where the facts come from
- Archips argyrospila (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren. CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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