Isolating Factors between the Smaller Tea Tortrix and the Summer Fruit Tortrix (Lepidoptera : Tortricidae) : I. Distribution of the Two Species in Japan
- 1 January 1974
- journal article
- Published by Japanese Society of Applied Entomology & Zoology in Applied Entomology and Zoology
- Vol. 9 (3) , 143-146
- https://doi.org/10.1303/aez.9.143
Abstract
The smaller tea tortrix (Adoxophyes fasciata WALSINGHAM) and the summer fruit tortrix (A. orana FISCHER VON ROSLERSTAMM) are closely related species. Of the two, only A. orana has been recorded from Hokkaido and the cooler northern and central montane areas of Honshu, however both species occur sympatrically in the warmer parts of Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu. Thus, there is no geographic isolation between the two species. In the sympatric area, there is no evidence of hybridization, even though habitant isolation due to different preferences for food plants is not complete. It is therefore probable that other isolating factors exist which are responsible for this situation.Keywords
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- Morphological Difference of the Smaller Tea Tortrix, Adoxophyes orana, in JapanJapanese Journal of Applied Entomology and Zoology, 1970