Choristoneura lafauryana

Choristoneura lafauryana, the strawberry leafroller, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Spain, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Romania and Russia.[2] In the east, the range extends to China (Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning), Korea and Japan.[3]

"Strawberry leafroller" redirects here. For the other moth with a similar common name, see Ancylis comptana.

Choristoneura lafauryana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Genus:
Choristoneura
Species:
C. lafauryana
Binomial name
Choristoneura lafauryana
(Ragonot, 1875)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tortrix lafauryana Ragonot, 1875
  • Archips inornatanus Walsingham, 1900
  • Cacoecia lafauriana Kennel, 1910
  • Cacoecia laufauriana Kennel, in Spuler, 1910

The wingspan is 18–21 mm for males and 20–24 mm for females. Adults have been recorded on wing from July to August in western Europe.

The larvae feed on Artemisia (including Artemisia montana), Cirsium, Lespedeza, Ribes, Myrica (including Myrica gale), Forsythia, Larix, Fragaria (including Fragaria x ananassa), Pyrus and Salix species, as well as Rhododendron tomentosa, Glycine max, Medicago sativa, Trifolium repens, Morella rubra, Boehmeria nivea, Malus pumila and Malus sylvestris.[4] They live between leaves and shoots spun together with silk. Larvae have been recorded nearly year-round since the species overwinters as a young larva.[5]

Etymology

The species is named for Dr. Francois Clément Lafaury who first discovered the larvae of this species.[6]

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References
  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. Revision of Tribe Archipini (Tortricidae: Tortricinae) in Northeast China
  4. Brown, J. W., G. Robinson & J. A. Powell. 2008. Food plant database of the leafrollers of the world (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) (Version 1.0)
  5. Hants Moths
  6. lepiforum.de


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