Apotomis infida

Apotomis infida

''Apotomis infida'' is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found from Great Britain east to Russia and from Fennoscandia south to France, Italy and Slovakia. It is also found in North America, where it has been recorded from Michigan, Ontario, Quebec, Alberta, British Columbia, California and Colorado.

The wingspan is 17–19 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August in North America.

The larvae feed on various ''Salix'' species, including ''Salix purpurea'', ''Salix alba'', ''Salix triandra''.
Apotomis infida Apotomis infida,Geotagged,Spring,United States

Appearance

Adult - forewing mottled silvery-gray with dark brownish patches at base and mid-way along costa; several black-rimmed irregular spots in lower half of wing; hindwing pale brownish-gray.

Food

Larvae feed on willow (Salix), quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) and field sagewort (Artemisia campestris ).

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyTortricidae
GenusApotomis
SpeciesA. infida
Photographed in
United States of America