Archips georgiana (Walker) (Tortricidae: Tortricinae: Archipini)
FWL: 6.0–9.0 mm (males); 9.5–11.5 mm (females)
Head orange yellow, thorax similarly colored but with some red scaling intermixed; forewing with ground color deep red and orange, fasciae pale orange yellow, often heavily suffused with silver or gray-pink scaling; male with costal fold present; hindwing dark brown.
Male genitalia are characterized by broad, circular valvae; moderate, finger-like uncus; and pistol-shaped phallus. Female genitalia characterized by bowl-shaped sterigma and long, dagger-like signum.
The larva of Archips georgiana lacks a detailed description in the literature. The following account is summarized from MacKay (1962a)MacKay (1962a):
MacKay, M. R. 1962a. Larvae of the North American Tortricinae (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Canadian Entomologist, Supplement 28: 1-182., but size and chaetotaxy were not described owing to limited material.
Head light brown; prothoracic shield green with brown pigmentation laterally; legs pale; pinacula green or brown; anal shield brown; anal fork well-developed.
Adults of Archips georgiana are more similar to Choristoneura houstonana than to other species of Archips. Both are primarily southern species. The fasciae in A. georgiana tend to be fairly complete, whereas in C. houstonana they tend to be broken into smaller, round blotches. Males of A. georgiana have proportionally larger valvae and a much narrower uncus than C. houstonana.
Archips georgiana is distributed in the southeastern United States, from Missouri and North Carolina south to Texas and Florida. A few scattered northern records exist, but these require verification.
Larvae are leaf-rollers on hickory (Carya ssp.), oak (Quercus spp.), and blueberry and relatives (Vaccinium spp.). Little else is known about their life cycle. Adults have been recorded from March to June.
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Authors: KA Austin, TM Gilligan, ME Epstein
Content last updated May 2025
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