49.013 Archips podana (Large Fruit-tree Tortrix)
ws: M19-23mm, F20-28mm; Jun-Jul; various deciduous trees and shrubs; common in England and Wales, uncommon in Scotland where mainly found in SW.
Archips podana §3 male
ID: Pronounced sexual dimorphism of forewing markings; male with costal fold, female without; female with more strongly produced apex; female with more extensive and brighter orange at apex of hindwing. Unlikely to be confused with any other species but the orange apex of the hindwing will remove any doubt. A melanic form is not uncommon; in the male this form the orange colour is absent in the hindwing of the male and much reduced in the female.
DIssection
Male genitalia
Female genitalia
§1 New Forest, Hampshire; 29/06/2009; male
§2 Denge Woods, Kent; 18/06/2011; female
§3 Foulness, Essex; 24/07/2011; male
§4 Bookham Common, Surrey; 16/07/2013; fw 12.0mm
§5 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 09/11/2018; female
§6 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 02/09/2018; male; fw 8.3mm
§7 Dungeness, Kent; 12/07/2018; female; fw 10.9mm
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Denge Woods, Kent; 18/06/2011; female
§3 Foulness, Essex; 24/07/2011; male
§4 Bookham Common, Surrey; 16/07/2013; fw 12.0mm
§5 St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 09/11/2018; female
§6 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 02/09/2018; male; fw 8.3mm
§7 Dungeness, Kent; 12/07/2018; female; fw 10.9mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 10/05/2012 (§1-3) | §4 added 30/11/2013 | §5 added 19/11/2018 | §6 added 06/02/2019 | §7 added 24/05/2019
