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Adoxophyes fasciculana, the bell moth or orange tip moth, is a moth of the family Tortricidae.[1] It was described by Francis Walker in 1866 from the Moluccas. It is also known from South Asia, Vietnam, Australia and the Pacific Islands. It is a polyphagous pest on several commercially important crops.[2][3]

Adoxophyes fasciculana
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Adoxophyes
Species:	A. fasciculana
Binomial name
Adoxophyes fasciculana (Walker, 1866)
Synonyms
Tortrix fasciculana Walker, 1866 Adoxophyes asciculata Meyrick, in Wagner, 1912 Capua epipepla Lower, 1908 Tortrix luzonica Sauber, in Semper, 1902

Description

The wingspan is 14–18 mm, with females being larger than males. The forewing ground colour is yellowish with a sinuous pattern in rusty or ginger brown. The hindwings are yellow fawn.[4]

Larval food plants

• Ageratum conyzoides
• Amaranthus viridis
• Arachis hypogaea
• Averrhoa carambola
• Camellia limonia
• Camellia sinensis
• Carica papaya
• Emilia longifolia
• Euphorbia hirta
• Euphorbia longan
• Gnaphalium indicum
• Gossypium barbadense
• Helianthus annuus
• Indigofera endecaphylla
• Ipomoea batatas
• Litchi chinensis
• Morus alba
• Passiflora foetida
• Ricinus communis
• Rosa rugosa
• Scutellaria barbata

References

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