Archips rosana
In 3 days ~10%
Archips rosana, the rose tortrix, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in both the Palearctic and Nearctic realms. The wingspan is 15–24 mm. The forewings have a sinuate, vertical termen. sinuate. The costal fold from base to beyond middle, is irregular and light brown, sometimes reddish-tinged, in female darker-strigulated. There is a dorsal spot near the base. The anterior edge of the central fascia is sinuate. There is a suffused costal patch emitting an interrupted stria darker brown, in the female sometimes nearly obsolete and some dark terminal strigulae. The hindwings are grey, apex usually more or less orange. The larva is dark olive-green; dorsal line darker; tubercular spots white; head brown; plate of 2 blackish, anteriorly whitish. Julius von Kennel provides a full description.
The moths are on wing from May to August depending on the location. The larvae feed within rolled leaves of various fruit plants such as raspberry, as well as cultivated rose. Pupation takes place from April to May. The species overwinters as an egg.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 2 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Rose Tortrix Moth sighting in Toronto on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 1544th most-seen of the 1689 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Rose Tortrix Moth in Toronto on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 10 pm and 1 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rose Tortrix Moth sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Among the best
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Rose Tortrix Moth sightings, Toronto ranks 3rd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Vienna (Austria, under 5%) and Moscow (Russia, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Rose Tortrix Moth is recorded against all the insects logged in Toronto (5 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
