Ottawa (Dunrobin), ON Canada

22 July 2003   10:19PM EST

My thanks to Dr. P.T. Dang of the Canadian Forest Service for identifying this moth from the actual specimen pictured above.

Archips fervidana is one of a dozen or so species of Archips known to occur in the Ottawa area.  The forewing is mainly orangish and gray, with a median band of orange that includes two dark brown blotches, one near the costa and the other larger blotch near the inner margin.  Beyond this median band, there is a band of dark gray followed by several gray lines near the apex.  The fringe is dirty beige in color.  Covell (1984) indicates a wingspan of 1.8 to 2.5 cm for this species.

According to Covell (1984), Archips fervidana is known commonly as the Oak Webworm moth, and its larvae feed on hickory and oak.

I have photographed this species on one date only, in 2003 on 22 July.