Archips crataegana, the brown oak tortrix, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in most of Europe[2] east to Japan.

Archips crataegana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Archips
Species:	A. crataegana
Binomial name
Archips crataegana (Hubner, [1796-1799])[1]
Synonyms
Tortrix crataegana Hubner, [1796-1799] Archips crataegana ab. confluens Obraztsov, 1955 Archips endoi Yasuda, 1975 Tortrix roborana Hubner, [1796-1799] Cacoecia crataegana var. rubromaculata Schawerda, 1933

The wingspan is about 20 mm for males and about 25 mm for females. Adults are sexually dimorphic. The forewings have a sinuate termen There is an irregular vertical, costal fold from the base to 2/3 and light brown or ochreous-brown There is a transverse dorsal spot near the base. The central fascia has the anterior edge angulated below middle. The costal patch is extended as a streak to the termen above the tornus. It is dark ochreous-brown. The fascia is attenuated and sometimes obsolete towards costa. The hindwings are grey, the apex in female sometimes yellowish.[3] Julius von Kennel provides a full description.[4]

They are on wing from June to August.[5]

The larvae feed on various deciduous trees, including Quercus, Ulmus, Fraxinus and Salix species. They feed in a tightly-rolled leaf. The species overwinters as an egg.[6]

Subspecies

• Archips crataeganus crataeganus
• Archips crataeganus endoi Yasuda, 1975 (South Korea, Japan, China: Heilongjiang, Jilin, Shaanxi, Sichuan)

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