White-lined Leafroller(Amorbia humerosana)

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white-lined leafroller Photo by Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station Archive, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, Bugwood.org Taxonomy Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Hexapoda (including Insecta) Order: Lepidoptera Family: Tortricidae Genus: Amorbia Species: humerosana Scientific Name Amorbia humerosana Clemens

Contents 1 Description 2 Food 3 Life Cycle 4 Comments 5 Gallery 6 References

Description

Grayish and yellowish green body with marked head and prothoracic shield; variable body color. Orange-brown head with broad, horizontal dark brown streak over white line. Orange-brown prothoracic shield edged laterally with dark brown. Brownish anal plate darker than body. Up to 30 mm.

Food

Many trees and shrubs, including balsam fir, eastern hemlock, eastern larch, pines, and spruces.

Life Cycle

One generation. Pupa overwinters in debris on ground. Mature caterpillar present from July to September.

Comments

We also have seen a variety with a mainly brownish body (see below).

Gallery

Photo by Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station Archive, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, Bugwood.org

References

Maier, C.T., C.R. Lemmon, J.M. Fengler, D.F. Schweitzer, and R.C. Reardon. 2004. Caterpillars on the Foliage of Conifers in the Northeastern United States. FHTET-2004-1. Morgantown, WV: USDA Forest Service, Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team; 151 p.