| Brown Oak Tortrix (Archips crataegana (Hübner, [1796-1799])) |
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Scientific name: Archips crataegana (Hübner, [1796-1799]) Common name: Brown Oak Tortrix French name: Tordeuse de l'aubépine Order: Lepidoptera Suborder: Microlepidoptera Family: Tortricidae Subfamily: Tortricinae Wingspan: 19-22 mm for males; 23-27 mm for females. Biotope: Wooden areas, hedgerows, parks and gardens. Geographic area: Europe, Asia east to Japan. Flight time: May to August. Number of generations : 1 Caterpillar: Dull greenish black with shiny black head and prothoracic shield. Host plant: Many deciduous trees and shrubs. |
Female Brown Oak Tortrix show brown fore wings. They are marked by three chocolate spots sometimes outlined with a thin paler line. You can distinguish one small oblique spot in the basal area, a broad median band which does not extend to touch the costal edge and one preapical spot. The hind wings are pale greyish with a yellowish fringe. Males have lighter-coloured fore wings than females. The Variegated Golden Tortrix (Archips xylosteana) differs from the Brown Oak Tortrix by the fact that the median band always clearly touch the costal edge of the fore wings. The Brown Oak Tortrix over winters at the egg state. |
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The median band does not touch the costal edge. The pale colour may indicate one male. |
André Bon September 2018