Pseudosciaphila duplex

Pseudosciaphila duplex, the aspen leaftier, poplar leafroller or spotted aspen leafroller, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in North America from Quebec and New England to northern California and British Columbia.

Pseudosciaphila duplex
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Pseudosciaphila
Species:
P. duplex
Binomial name
Pseudosciaphila duplex
(Walsingham, 1905)
Synonyms
  • Penthina duplex Walsingham, 1905
  • Argyroploce thallasana McDunnough, 1922

The wingspan is 20–25 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August.

The larvae feed on the leaves of poplar, birch and willow.

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