Rhopobota naevana
| Rhopobota naevana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Rhopobota |
| Species: | R. naevana |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhopobota naevana (Hubner, [1814-1817])[1] | |
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The Holly tortrix moth, Holly leaf tier or Blackheaded fireworm (Rhopobota naevana) is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found from Europe (including the British Isles) to eastern Russia, China (Tianjin, Hebei, Inner Mongolia, Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian, Jiangxi, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Tibet, Shaanxi, Gansu), Taiwan, Mongolia, Korea and Japan.[2] It is also present in India, Sri Lanka and North America.
The wingspan is 12–16 mm. Adults are on wing from late June to early September.
The larvae feed on Vaccinium, Erica carnea, Ilex, Malus, Crataegus, Sorbus, Prunus, Pyrus and Rhamnus. The larvae are a pest on cultivated apple, pear and cranberry. They destroy young leaves, flowers and occasionally, newly set fruits. They also kill young lateral shoots.
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