Tortrix sinapina

Tortrix sinapina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Tortrix
Species:	T. sinapina
Binomial name
	Tortrix sinapina; (Butler, 1879)[1]
Synonyms
	Pandemis sinapina Butler, 1879; Tortrix kawabei Razowski, 1966;

Tortrix sinapina, the Japanese oak leafroller, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the Russian Far East (Ussuri), China (Zhejiang) and Japan (Honshu, Hokkaido).

The wingspan is 18–25 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Quercus mongolica, Quercus dentata, Lespedeza bicolor, Tilia japonica and Sorbus alnifolia.[3] They roll the leaves of their host plant, creating a cigar-shaped shelter from which they feed. The larvae are green or whitish-green with a black head. The species overwinters as an egg.[4]

References

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[1] tortricidae.com

[2] Japanese Moths

[3] Tortrix at funet

[4] Lepidopterous Fauna of the USSR and Adjacent Countries