Zeiraphera rufimitrana

Zeiraphera rufimitrana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Zeiraphera
Species: Z. rufimitrana
Binomial name
Zeiraphera rufimitrana
(Herrich-Schffer, 1851)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tortrix (Coccyx) rufimitrana Herrich-Schffer, 1851
  • Zeiraphera truncata Oku, 1968

The Red-headed fir tortricid (Zeiraphera rufimitrana) is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found from central Europe to eastern Russia, Mongolia, the Korean Peninsula, China (Jilin, Heilongjiang) and Japan.[2] It was first recorded from the Netherlands by Kuchlein and Naves in 1999.

The wingspan is 12–16 mm. Adults are on wing from the end of June to August.

The larvae of ssp. truncata feed on Abies sachalinensis. Larvae of the nominate subspecies feed on Abies alba, Abies cephalonica, Abies balsamea, Pinus pinea and Picea excelsa. The larvae feed in buds and on new needles. The infested crowns may stain reddish.

Subspecies

References

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