Zeiraphera griseana
The Zeiraphera griseana, the larch tortrix, is a moth of the family Tortricidae.
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Caterpillar of Zeiraphera griseana on European larch (Larix decidua
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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 and North America.[5]
Bibliography
- Friedrich-Karl Holtmeier: Tier in der Landschaft - Einfluss und ökologische Bedeutung. Ulmer Verlag, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 3-8001-2783-0
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References
- Tortricidae.com
- UKmoths
- Keith P. Bland, J. Razowski, E.F. Hancock Tortricidae, part 2: Olethreutinae
- Suffolk Moth
- A. H. Zhang & H. H. Li Catalogue of Eucosmini from China (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)
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