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Archips xylosteana - Scales Different sizes, shapes and colours of scales on the wing of Archips xylosteana<br /> Full view of moth here:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/81461/archips_xylosteana.html" title="Archips xylosteana"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3043/81461_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1578528010&Signature=Nkw0kQwJxjTiSfT0Rs%2BTKVXV3Hc%3D" width="200" height="114" alt="Archips xylosteana Detail of scales here:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/81462/archips_xylosteana_-_scales.html Alerdinck,Archips,Archips xylosteana,Geotagged,Leaf roller,Lepidoptera,Moth,Netherlands,Tortricidae,Variegated golden tortrix" /></a></figure> Alerdinck,Archips,Archips xylosteana,Geotagged,Leaf roller,Lepidoptera,Moth,Netherlands,Tortricidae,Variegated golden tortrix Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Archips xylosteana - Scales

Different sizes, shapes and colours of scales on the wing of Archips xylosteana
Full view of moth here:

Archips xylosteana Detail of scales here:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/81462/archips_xylosteana_-_scales.html Alerdinck,Archips,Archips xylosteana,Geotagged,Leaf roller,Lepidoptera,Moth,Netherlands,Tortricidae,Variegated golden tortrix

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    Christine Young
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    The colors and how they blend to make a pattern really amazes me. Posted 5 months ago

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The Variegated golden tortrix

''Archips xylosteana'', the variegated golden tortrix or brown oak tortrix, is a moth of the family Tortricidae.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Pudding4brains
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By Pudding4brains

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Uploaded Jul 7, 2019. Captured in Den Alerdinckweg 4A, 8055 PE Laag Zuthem, Netherlands.
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