Adoxophyes negundana, the shimmering adoxophyes moth, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Ontario to Manitoba, south to Florida and west to Utah.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Adoxophyes |
| Species: | A. negundana
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| Adoxophyes negundana (McDunnough, 1923)[1]
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The length of the forewings is 7.5–9.5 mm. Adults are on wing in June to early September.
The larvae feed on Acer negundo. They roll the leaves of their host plant.[2]
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