The Zeiraphera griseana, the larch tortrix, is a moth of the family Tortricidae.
Zeiraphera griseana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Zeiraphera |
Species: | Z. griseana
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Binomial name | |
Zeiraphera griseana | |
Synonyms | |
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Description
editThe 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
editZeiraphera 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
editThis species is present in Europe, China (Hebei, Inner Mongolia, Jilin, Shaanxi, Gansu, Xinjiang), Korea, Japan, Russia and North America.[5]
Bibliography
edit- Friedrich-Karl Holtmeier: Tier in der Landschaft - Einfluss und ökologische Bedeutung. Ulmer Verlag, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 3-8001-2783-0
References
edit- ^ Tortricidae.com
- ^ a b UKmoths
- ^ Keith P. Bland, J. Razowski, E.F. Hancock Tortricidae, part 2: Olethreutinae
- ^ "Suffolk Moth". Archived from the original on 2007-10-31. Retrieved 2015-12-09.
- ^ a b A. H. Zhang & H. H. Li Catalogue of Eucosmini from China (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)
External links
editData related to Zeiraphera griseana at Wikispecies
Media related to Zeiraphera griseana at Wikimedia Commons
- Swedish Moths
- Bug Guide