Archips xylosteanus (LINNAEUS, 1758)

Maharramova, Sheyda, 2011, Characterization of leaf-rollers attacking forest and fruit trees in Azerbaijan (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology 61 (1), pp. 223-238 : 227

Archips xylosteanus (LINNAEUS, 1758)

Specimens examined:

Azerbaijan: Sheki District, Dodu v., 22 April 1995, MalusMalus sp., 1 ; Baku city, 16 May 1996, Armeniaca vulgaris , 1 ; Lenkeran District, Hirkan National Park, 7 May 2001, Q .. castaneifolia , 1 , 1 ; Lenkeran District, Khanbulan area, 8 May 2001, Alnus subcordata , 1 ; Lenkeran District, Hirkan National Park, 8 May 2001, Populus hyrcana , 2  ; 10 May 2001, P. hyrcana , 1 ; 11 May 2001, P. hircana , 1 ; 11 May 2001, Carpinus caucasica , 1 ; 11 May 2001, Q .. castaneifolia , 1 ; 15 May 2001, Q .. castaneifolia , 1 ; 15 May 2001, C .. caucasica , 2 ; 15 May 2001, P. hircana , 1 ; Lenkeran District, Khanbulan, 15 May 2001, Q .. castaneifolia , 1 ; Lenkeran District, Hirkan National Park: 16 May 2001, Parrotia persica , 1 ; 16 May 2001, C .. caucasica , 1 ; Lenkeran District, Khanbulan area, 16 May 2001, Q .. castaneifolia , 2 ; 16 May 2001, P. persica , 2 ; Lenkeran District, Hirkan National Park, 16 May 2001, Mespilus sp. , 1 ; Lenkeran District, Khanbulan area, 17 May 2001, P .. persica , 1 ; Lenkeran District, Hirkan National Park: 18 May 2001, Z. carpinifolia , 5 , 1 ; 18 May 2001, Q .. castaneifolia , 14 ; 18 May 2001, P. persica , 1 ; 29 May 2001, Mespilus sp. , 3 ; 29 May 2001, Populus hyrcana , 1 ; 29 May 2001, Z. carpinifolia , 5 ; 29 May 2001, Q .. castaneifolia , 3 ; 29 May 2001, C .. caucasica , 3 ; Lenkeran District, Khanbulan area: 29 May 2001, P. persica , 1 ; 30 May 2001, Q .. castaneifolia , 9 , 9 ; 30 May 2001, C .. caucasica , 3 ; 30 May 2001, Q .. castaneifolia , 2 , 3 ; Lenkeran District, Hirkan National Park, 1 June 2001, Q .. castaneifolia , 31 , 11 ; Lenkeran District, Khanbulan area, 1 June 2001, Q .. castaneifolia , 1 ; Lenkeran District, Hirkan National Park, 1 June 2001, P. persica , 7 ; 1 June 2001, C .. caucasica , 3 ; 5 June 2001, Populus hyrcana , 3 ; 5 June 2001, P. persica , 1 ; 27 April 2002, Q .. castaneifolia , 3 ; 29 April 2002, P .. persica , 10 , 3 ; 29 April 2002, Q .. castaneifolia , 13 , 4 ; 29 April 2002, Z. carpinifolia , 2 ; 1 May 2002, Q .. castaneifolia , 1 ; 3 May 2004, Q .. castaneifolia , 3 ; 25 May 2004, Q .. castaneifolia , 1 ; Lenkeran District, Khanbulan area, 31 May 2004, Q .. castaneifolia , 4 ; 1 June 2004, RubusRubus sp., 1 .

Caterpillars and pupae of Archips xylosteanus were collected in nature. This species is a defoliator of a wide range of broadleaf trees. Larvae are omnivorous and are known to damage orchard, ornamental, and forest trees. Females lay eggs in groups of 2- 100 eggs on the trunk of the tree or on branches near the ground. The phenological signal for caterpillar hatching is opening of the apple tree buds. Caterpillars roll the leaf beginning from the top of the leaf along its width. We documented larval damage on more than 10 species of plants, but especially Q .. castaneifolia , P. persica , and Z. carpinifoliacarpinifolia ( Table 2). A. xylosteanusxylosteanus was recorded throughout the study area and survey period; however, it was most numerous in 2001-2002 in Lenkoran.