Apotomis semifasciana

Apotomis semifasciana
Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 6
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Section: Cossina
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Apotomis
Species: A. semifasciana
Binomial name
Apotomis semifasciana
(Haworth, [1811])
Synonyms
  • Tortrix semifasciana Haworth, [1811]
  • Paedisca semifasciana (Haworth, [1811])
  • Tortrix acutana Treitschke, 1835
  • Sericoris elutana Duponchel, in Godart, 1836

The Short-barred Grey Marble (Apotomis semifasciana) is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in most of Europe, east to the eastern part of the Palearctic ecozone.

The wingspan is 17–20 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August. They fly from late evening onwards.

The larvae feed on the catkins and later the leaves of Salix species.

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