Archips rosanus (LINNAEUS, 1758)

Maharramova, Sheyda, 2011, Characterization of leaf-rollers attacking forest and fruit trees in Azerbaijan (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology 61 (1), pp. 223-238 : 225-227

Archips rosanus (LINNAEUS, 1758)

Specimens examined:

Azerbaijan: Lenkeran District, 20 September 1994, Quercus castaneifolia , 1 . Sheki District, Dodu v., 22 April 1995, Malus sp. , 10 , 5  ; Sheki District, 22 April 1995, Malus sp. , 1 ; 23 April 1995, Prunus domestica , 1 ; 11 May 1995, Armeniaca vulgaris , 1 ; Astara District, Archivan v., 14 May 1995, Cydonia sp. , 2 ; Astara District, 15 May 1995, Malus sp. , 1 ; Sheki District, Dodu v., 16 May 1995, Malus sp. , 1 ; Astara District, Archivan v., 17 May 1995, CydoniaCydonia sp., 3  ; 20 May 1995, Cydonia sp. , 1 ; 20 May 1995, Malus sp. , 1 ; Sheki District, 21 May 1995, MalusMalus sp., 1 ; Astara District, Serek v., 24 May 1995, CrataegusCrataegus sp., 3 , 5  ; Sheki District, 24 May 1995, A. vulgaris , 2 ; Baku city, 24 May 1995, A. vulgaris , 9 ; 24 May 1995, MalusMalus sp., 1 ; 29 May 1995, Malus sp. , 3 , 10  ; Absheron penin., Merdekan sett., 14 May 1996, Cydonia sp. , 1 ; Baku city, 16 May 1996, A. vulgaris , 12 , 10  ; 30 July 1996, Cydonia sp. , 1 ; 13 August 1996, Ulmus suberosa , 1 ; Astara District, Arcivan v., 14 May 1997, Q .. castaneifolia , 1 ; 14 May 1997, Malus sp. , 2 ; Baku city, 10 June 1997, Amorpha fruticosa , 10 , 7 ; 10 June 1997, Tilia sp. , 3  ; 10 June 1997, FraximusFraximus sp., 1 ; 10 June 1997, Colutea sp. , 1 ; Astara District, Serek v., 10 June 1997, Q .. castaneifolia , 1 ; Baku city: 11 June 1997, Maclura aurantica , 1 ; 11 June 1997, Crataegus sp. , 1 ; 12 June 1997, Colutea sp. , 1 ; 12 June 1997, Tilia sp. , 1 ; 12 June 1997, Ligustrum sp. , 6 ; 17 June 1997, A. fruticosa , 1 ; 18 June 1997, U .. suberosa , 1 ; 23 June 1997, Punica granatum , 1 ; 15 June 1999, A. vulgaris , 1 ; Lenkeran District, Hirkan National Park: 7 May 2001, P. persica , 1 ; 7 May 2001, Alnus barbata , 1 ; Lenkeran District, Khanbulan area, 10 May 2001, Salix kusnetzowii , 1 ; 10 May 2001, Rubus sp. , 2 ; 11 May 2001, Rubus sp. , 2 ; 11 May 2001, S. kusnetzowii , 2 ; Lenkeran District, Hirkan National Park, 15 May 2001, Gleditsia caspia , 2 ; Lenkeran District, Khanbulan area, 15 May 2001, S. kusnetzowii , 2 ; Lenkeran District,Xirkan National Park: 15 MayB001, A. barbata , 1 ; 15 May 2001, Q .. castaneifolia , 1 ; Lenkeran District, Khanbulan area, 16 May 2001, Q .. castaneifolia , 2 ; 16 May 2001, S. kusnetzowii , 2  , 1 ; Lenkeran District, Hirkan National Park, 16 May 2001, Parrotia persica , 1 ; 16 May 2001, Carpinus caucasica , 1 ; Lenkeran District, Khanbulan area: 16 May 2001, RubusRubus sp., 1 ; 17 May 2001, P. persica , 1 ; 17 May 2001, Rubus sp. , 1 ; Lenkeran District, Hirkan National Park, 18 May 2001, Q .. castaneifolia , 7 , 7 ; 18 May 2001, Zelkova carpinifolia , 1 ; Lenkeran District, Khanbulan area, 18 May 2001, RubusRubus sp., 1 ; Lenkeran District, Hirkan National Park, 21 May 2001, P. persica , 1 ; 23 May 2001, Z. carpinifolia , 1 ; 24 May 2001, Q .. castaneifolia , 10 ; 29 May 2001, P. persica , 1 ; 29 May 2001, Q .. castaneifolia , 2 ; 29 May 2001, A. barbata , 1 ; 29 May 2001, A. barbata , 1 ; Lenkeran District, Hirkan National Park, Druzavel area, 29 May 2001, Robina pseudoacacia , 1 ; Lenkeran District, Hirkan National Park, 29 May 2001, Q .. castaneifolia , 1 ; 29 May 2001, S. kusnetzowii , 2 ; 29 May 2001, Q .. castaneifolia , 1 ; 29 May 2001, Gleditsia caspia , 2 ; 29 May 2001, MespilusMespilus sp., 2 ; Lenkeran District, Xanbulan area, 29 May 2001, Acer hyrcanum , 1 ; Lenkeran District, Hirkan National Park, Druzavel area, 29 May 2001, Robina pseudoacacia , 1 , 1 ; Lenkeran District, Hirkan National Park, 30 May 2001, Q .. castaneifolia , 3 , 1 ; Lenkeran District, Khanbulan area, 30 May 2001, Q .. castaneifolia , 1  1 ; Lenkeran District, Hirkan National Park: 30 May 2001, Q .. castaneifolia , 3 ; 30 May 2001, C .. caucasica , 2 ; 1 June 2001, P. persica , 4 ; 01 June 2001, A. barbata , 3 ; Lenkeran District, Khanbulan area, 1 June 2001, P. persica , 2 , 3 ; 1 June 2001, P. persica , 1 ; 1 June 2001, Q .. castaneifolia , 4 , 1 ; Lenkeran District, Hirkan National Park: 5 June 2001, Q .. castaneifolia , 1 ; 5 June 2001, P. persica , 1 ; 05 June 2001, Z. carpinifolia , 1 ; 5 June 2001, P. persica , 1 ; 5 June 2001, Q .. castaneifolia , 1 ; 29 April 2002, Z. carpinifolia , 1 ; 25 May 2002, P. persica , 1 ; Absheron penins., Merdekan sett., 24 June 2003, Q .. castaneifolia , 1 ; Lenkeran District, Azfilial area, 24 May 2004, Planatus digitifolia, 2 ; Lenkeran District, Hirkan National Park, 25 May 2004, Ligustrum sp. , 2 ; Baku city, 31 May 2004, Fraxinus sp. , 1 , 1 ; Lenkeran District, 31 May 2004, Q .. castaneifolia , 2 , 1 ; 31 May 2004, P. persica , 1 , 1 ; Lenkeran District, Khanbulan area, 1 June 2004, RubusRubus sp., 10 , 1 ; Baku city, 7 June 2004, FraxinusFraxinus sp., 3 ; 8 June 2004, FraximusFraximus sp., 1 .

We discovered caterpillars and pupae in the field. Larvae of A. rosanusrosanus roll one to several leaves and join them by silk. When the shelter includes one leaf, it is rolled from the edge towards the mid-vein. Larvae feed on the parenchyma, leaving the veins. A. rosanusrosanus damages primarily terminal buds and shoots, but larvae attack buds, flowers, leaves, and fruits. Twenty-six plant species were recorded as hosts, including all deciduous trees, forest plants, ornamental plants, shrubs, subtropical plants, and berries, with Quercus castaneifolia , Malus sp. , and Armeniaca vulgaris as the main food plants.

Our observations indicate that A. rosanusrosanus is univoltine. Each egg mass contains up to 60 eggs; the average productivity of a female is 250 eggs. This species overwinters in the egg stage. Bursting of the apple tree buds serves as a phenological signal for the pest to break winter diapause ( MAHARRAMOVA, 2003).