Ptycholoma lecheana

Ptycholoma lecheana
Adult of Ptycholoma lecheana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Ptycholoma
Species: P. lecheana
Binomial name
Ptycholoma lecheana
(Linnaeus, 1758)[1]
Synonyms
  • Phalaena (Tortrix) lecheana Linnaeus, 1758
  • Tortrix circumclusana Christoph, 1881
  • Ptycholoma circumclusna Choi et al., 2004
  • Cacoecia magnificana Herrich-Schffer, 1861
  • Cacoecia lecheana nipponica Oka, 1925
  • Orthotaenia obsoletana Stephens, 1829
  • Ptycholoma obsoletana Stephens, 1834

Ptycholoma lecheana is a moth of the Tortricidae family . It is found in Europe, China (Heilongjiang, Jilin, Hunan), Korea, Japan, Russia (Amur, Ussuri) and Asia Minor.[2]

The wingspan is 16–20 mm. The moth flies from late May to early June in China and to July in western Europe.

The larvae feed on various trees and shrubs, including Acer, Betula, Crataegus pinnatifida, Fagus, Larix leptolepis, Populus, Prunus padus, Pyrus, Quercus, Salix koreensis, Sorbus, Tilia and Ulmus species. The species overwinters in the larval stage within a shelter made of a spun web in crevices of barks of their host plant.

References

  1. ↑ tortricidae.com
  2. ↑ Revision of Tribe Archipini (Tortricidae: Tortricinae) in Northeast China
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