Zeiraphera griseana
| Zeiraphera griseana | |
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| Zeiraphera griseana | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Zeiraphera |
| Species: | Z. griseana |
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| Zeiraphera griseana (Hübner, 1799)[1] | |
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The Zeiraphera griseana, the Larch Tortrix, is a moth of the Tortricidae family.
Caterpillar of Zeiraphera griseana on European larch (Larix decidua
Description
The wingspan is 16–22 mm. The long, narrow forewings are greyish-brown, lightly speckled with whitish. [2] The brown-gray hindwings are broader than the forewings. [3]
Biology
Zeiraphera griseana is a single-brooded species. [4] Adults are on wing in July depending on the location. Larvae live inside a tube-like spinning among the leaves. [2] They feed on the needles of Larix species (Larix gmelini and Larix decidua), Picea asperata, Abies fabri, Pinus sylvestris and Pinus cembra. [5]
Distribution
This species is present in Europe, China (Hebei, Inner Mongolia, Jilin, Shaanxi, Gansu, Xinjiang), Korea, Japan, Russia, North America. [5]
Bibliography
- Friedrich-Karl Holtmeier: Tier in der Landschaft - Einfluss und ökologische Bedeutung. Ulmer Verlag, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 3-8001-2783-0
References
- ↑ Tortricidae.com
- 1 2 UKmoths
- ↑ Keith P. Bland, J. Razowski, E.F. Hancock Tortricidae, part 2: Olethreutinae
- ↑ Suffolk Moth
- 1 2 A. H. Zhang & H. H. Li Catalogue of Eucosmini from China (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)
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