''Archips asiaticus'', the groundnut leafroller, is a species of

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of the family Tortricidae. It is found in

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(Siberia),

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and

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(Heilongjiang, Jilin, Beijing, Gansu, Shandong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangxi, Hunan, Sichuan, Fujian). The

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is about 18 mm. There are usually two to three generations per year with adults on wing from June to August. In Fujian, six generations per year have been recorded. The larvae feed on the fruit and new leaves of ''

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'', ''

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Houttuynia cordata ''Houttuynia cordata'', also known as fish mint, fish leaf, rainbow plant, chameleon plant, heart leaf, fish wort, or Chinese lizard tail, is one of two species in the genus ''Houttuynia'' (the other being ''H. emeiensis''). It is a flower ...

'', '' Ipomoea aquatica'', ''

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'', '' Prunus salicina'', ''

Prunus sargentii ''Prunus sargentii'', commonly known as Sargent's cherry or North Japanese hill cherry, is a species of cherry native to Japan, Korea, and Sakhalin (Russia). The tree was named for Charles Sprague Sargent. Description ''Prunus sargentii'' is ...

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'', '' Pyrus ussuriensis'', ''

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'' and '' Sorbus commixta''. They have a dark green body and black head.Some morphological and bio-ecological characteristics of groundnut leafroller Archips asiaticus (Walsingham) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)
/ref> The species overwinters in the larval stage.

References

Moths described in 1900 Archips Moths of Asia {{archips-stub