Adoxophyes privatana
Asian Orchid Tortrix
Asian Orchid Tortrix
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Adoxophyes privatana
Asian Orchid Tortrix
49.0411 BF999a
Wingspan c. 15-22mm
Adoxophyes privatana is an accidental introduction in Britain, having been recorded only from Devon in 1986, where it was reared from imported orchids.
The species' normal range is South-east Asia, where it occurs widely and sometimes commonly.
The larva is polyphagous on trees, including fruit trees such as mandarin and guava, feeding in a spinning.
It closely resembles Summer Fruit Tortrix Adoxophyes orana, which however has dark grey hindwings, those of A. privatana being pale yellow-brown.
