Aroga argutiola
Hodges, 1974
Aroga argutiola is a small in the Gelechiidae, described by Hodges in 1974. It is widespread in eastern North America, with records from Ontario, Quebec, and multiple U.S. states. The is , with active in late spring and summer. Larvae are leaf-tiers that construct nests by binding sweet fern leaves together.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Aroga argutiola: /əˈɹoʊɡə ɑːɹˌɡjuːtiˈoʊlə/
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Habitat
Associated with sweet fern (Comptonia peregrina, syn. Myrica aspleniifolia); larvae construct leaf nests on this plant. records suggest general eastern North American woodland and edge where the host occurs.
Distribution
Eastern North America: recorded from Ontario, Quebec, Alabama, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, New York, and South Carolina.
Seasonality
recorded on wing from April to September; in Michigan, adult occurs in late May.
Diet
Larvae feed on leaves of sweet fern (Comptonia peregrina, syn. Myrica aspleniifolia), consuming foliage within and adjacent to their constructed leaf nests.
Host Associations
- Comptonia peregrina - larval sweet fern; synonym Myrica aspleniifolia used in original literature
Life Cycle
. Six larval instars. Last instar overwinters on the ground in a cocoon. Pupa appears in May. emerge in late May and oviposit on plant.
Behavior
Larvae are leaf-tiers: they construct nests by tying leaves together with silk and feed on leaves within and adjacent to this shelter. The last larval instar descends to the ground to overwinter in a cocoon.
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Taxonomic note
The plant was originally recorded as Myrica aspleniifolia in Wilson 1974; this is now treated as a synonym of Comptonia peregrina (sweet fern).