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Tortricidae
51a0374 – 3748   Amorbia humerosana Clemens, 1860
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Larva and
Host Plants:
Host familiy: Adoxaceae[Caprifoliaceae] Anacardiaceae Araliaceae Asparagaceae[Liliaceae] Asteraceae Betulaceae Caprifoliaceae Cornaceae Cupressaceae Ericaceae Fagaceae Juglandaceae Lauraceae Liliaceae Oleaceae Magn..  Host genera: Abies Acer Alnus Aralia Asparagus Betula Carya Castanea Cornus Cornus Crataegus Fraxinus Gaylussacia Larix Lindera Liriodendron Lonicera Malus Morella Nyssa Oxydendrum Picea Pinus Populus Prunus Querc...  Notes: polyphagous (Powell & Brown 2012); leaves (Eiseman 2024a); .  (Shropshire & Douglas 2025)
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • humerosana Clemens, 1860 (Amorbia) - MONA 1983: 3748; TL: [Easton, Pennsylvania].
  • References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced.
    • Powell, J. A. & J. W. Brown, 2012. The Moths of North America, Fascicle 8.1: p. 32; pl. A.16-20. order or free PDF
    • Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
    • Species Page at Block Island Moths
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    • Species Page at Tortricid ID - Identification Technology Program (ITP)
    • Species Page at iNaturalist
    Amorbia humerosana
    © Bob Patterson
    Amorbia humerosana
    © Audrey Hoff
    Amorbia humerosana
    © Jerry Armstrong
    Amorbia humerosana
    © David Arbour
    Amorbia humerosana
    23mm – © Jim Vargo
    Amorbia humerosana
    23mm – © U. S. National Museum
    Amorbia humerosana
    23mm – © U. S. National Museum
    Amorbia humerosana
    © Tucker J. Cooley - LG - eggs - dorsal view

    Amorbia humerosana
    © Tucker J. Cooley - LG - eggs ventral view

    Amorbia humerosana
    © Tucker J. Cooley - first-instar


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