Gynnidomorpha vectisana
| Small saltern conch | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Gynnidomorpha |
| Species: | G. vectisana |
| Binomial name | |
| Gynnidomorpha vectisana (Humphreys & Westwood, 1845)[1][2] | |
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Gynnidomorpha vectisana, the small saltern conch, is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It was described by Humphreys and Westwood in 1845. It is found in China (Henan, Jiangxi, Jilin, Xinjiang), Japan, Korea,[3] Ireland, Great Britain, Scandinavia, the Benelux, Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Spain, the Baltic region and Russia. The habitat consists of saltmarshes, fens, wet heathland and freshwater marshes.[4]
The wingspan is 9–12 mm.[5] Adults are on wing from late May to June and again from July to September in two generations per year.
The larvae feed on Plantago, Maritima, Triglochin palustris and Salicornia species. First generation larvae feed on the flowerheads, while the second generation feeds on the shoots and rootstock.[6]
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