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TORTRICIDAE

(Tortrix or Leafroller Moths)

Adults are typically nocturnal with cryptically colored forewings in gray, brown, rust, or tan, occasionally with colorful markings. At rest, wings are held like a flattened roof, giving the resemblance of an arrowhead. Larvae are leaf rollers, leaf tiers, or borers in roots, stems, or fruits, and most species are specialists in food plant selection, with an enormous array of plants serving as hosts. Many Tortricids are economically important as agricultural and forestry pests. - http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/

Wingspan: 10-33 mm

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