Adoxophyes dubia

Adoxophyes dubia is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Japan, where it has been recorded from southern Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu and Okinawa.

Adoxophyes dubia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Adoxophyes
Species:
A. dubia
Binomial name
Adoxophyes dubia
Yasuda, 1998[1]

The length of the forewings is 8 mm for males and 9 mm for females. The forewings of the males are pale ochreous with bright brown markings. The hindwings are pale greyish-ochreous, becoming yellowish towards the apex. Females have light ochreous-yellow forewings and glossy greyish-ochreous hindwings.

The larvae feed on Lyonia and Ribes species.[2]

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Yasuda, T., 1998: The Japanese species of the genus Adoxophyes Meyrick (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae). Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan 49(3): 159-173. Abstract and full article: .


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