''Archips pachyvalvus'' is a species of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...
of the family
Tortricidae
The Tortricidae are a family of moths, commonly known as tortrix moths or leafroller moths, in the order Lepidoptera. This large family has over 11,000 species described, and is the sole member of the superfamily Tortricoidea, although the gen ...
. It is found in
Sichuan
Sichuan (; zh, c=, labels=no, ; zh, p=Sìchuān; alternatively romanized as Szechuan or Szechwan; formerly also referred to as "West China" or "Western China" by Protestant missions) is a province in Southwest China occupying most of th ...
,
China.
The length of the forewings is 10–11 mm for males and about 12 mm for females.
[, 1987: A study of chinese ''Archips'' Hübner,1822 (Lepidoptera:Tortricidae). ''Sinozoologia'' 5: 125-146. Full article]
References
Moths described in 1987
Archips
Moths of Asia
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