Conservation Status
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Not of concern, a major pest of apple in some areas.
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Cyclicity
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The adult is single brooded and flies throughout May in Alberta, while in southern areas it has two to four broods per year and flies from late April until September (Chapman & Lienk 1971).
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Distribution
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From British Columbia to Nova Scotia, south to Florida and Texas. In Alberta known from the aspen parkland.
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General Description
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"This species is variable and sexually dimorphic with females being considerably larger and usually darker overall. In the forewing of typical specimens the basal patch is filled with black in the lower half and surrounded by orange or orange and yellow shading. The median band is dark brown to brownish orange with a straight inner margin, except for a small rounded indentation above the middle in some specimens. The outer margin of the median band varies from nearly straight to bumpy. A brownish triangle or polygon is present on the costa near the apex and continues as an interrupted line towards the anal angle. The outermost part of the forewing is typically yellow and in most males this yellow continues through much of the rest of the wing. The hindwing is light to dark grey with a pale yellow apex.
The larva is green and unmarked (Chapman & Lienk 1971)."
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Habitat
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Probably most common in urban settings with apple trees, also found in shrubby areas.
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Life Cycle
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This species hibernates as a pupa inside a folded leaf on the ground. Eggs are laid on tree trunks, branches or foliage. The larva starts out creating a small silk shelter where it skeletonizes the underside of the leaf along the midvein. Later instars silk together two leaves, or a leaf to a fruit. (Chapman & Lienk 1971)
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Trophic Strategy
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This species is polyphagous on the foliage and fruit of deciduous trees and shrubs, herbaceous plants, and rarely conifers. It can be a major pest of apple orchards. (Chapman & Lienk 1971)
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Argyrotaenia velutinana
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Argyrotaenia velutinana, the red-banded leafroller moth, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the eastern United States and south-eastern Canada, from Quebec and Ontario to Florida, west to Texas and at least Iowa. It has also been reported from British Columbia.[3]
The wingspan is 13–20 millimetres (1⁄2–3⁄4 in). The forewings have a wide diagonal median band that is reddish in females and blackish in males. The basal area is light yellowish-brown with darker shading near the inner margin. The hindwings are dirty white to light grey with a pale fringe. Adults are on wing from February to October in two to four generations per year.
Neonatal larvae are not thought to naturally commit egg cannibalism. However Rock 1968 was able to induce it in laboratory conditions.[4] They go on to feed on various plants, including the leaves and fruit of apple and other fruit trees, as well as spruce and various vegetables. Larvae are green with a pale dorsal stripe and a yellowish head and reach a length of about 16 millimetres (5⁄8 in). The species overwinters in the pupal stage in folded leaves on the ground.
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Data related to Argyrotaenia velutinana at Wikispecies
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Argyrotaenia velutinana: Brief Summary
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Argyrotaenia velutinana, the red-banded leafroller moth, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the eastern United States and south-eastern Canada, from Quebec and Ontario to Florida, west to Texas and at least Iowa. It has also been reported from British Columbia.
Larva
The wingspan is 13–20 millimetres (1⁄2–3⁄4 in). The forewings have a wide diagonal median band that is reddish in females and blackish in males. The basal area is light yellowish-brown with darker shading near the inner margin. The hindwings are dirty white to light grey with a pale fringe. Adults are on wing from February to October in two to four generations per year.
Neonatal larvae are not thought to naturally commit egg cannibalism. However Rock 1968 was able to induce it in laboratory conditions. They go on to feed on various plants, including the leaves and fruit of apple and other fruit trees, as well as spruce and various vegetables. Larvae are green with a pale dorsal stripe and a yellowish head and reach a length of about 16 millimetres (5⁄8 in). The species overwinters in the pupal stage in folded leaves on the ground.
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