Lozotaenia forsterana

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Lozotaenia forsterana
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Lozotaenia
Species:
L. forsterana
Binomial name
Lozotaenia forsterana
(Fabricius, 1781) [1]
Synonyms
  • Pyralis forsteranaFabricius, 1781
  • Tortrix adiunctanaTreitschke, 1830
  • Tortrix adjunctanaTreitschke, 1835
  • Tortrix argillaceanaZetterstedt, 1839
  • Tortrix forsterana f. fagiConstantini, 1923
  • Lozotaenia foresteranaSharma, in Medvedev, 1987
  • Tortrix immaculatanaStrand, 1900
  • Tortrix laviceanaDuponchel, in Godart, 1834
  • Xanthosetia luteolanaHumphreys & Westwood, 1845
  • Tortrix forsterana var. norlandiaeStrand, 1920
  • Tortrix retucilanaFrolich, 1828
  • Tortrix sineanaFreyer, 1833

Lozotaenia forsterana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Europe and across the Palearctic.

Figs. 5 larva after final moult Buckler W The larvae of the British butterflies and moths Plate CLXI.jpg
Figs. 5 larva after final moult

The wingspan is 20–29 mm. The forewings are narrowed anteriorly and pale brownish, darker-strigulated. The central fascia is represented by a dark fuscous costal spot, and there is an ill-defined praetornal suffusion. The costal patch is dark fuscous. The hindwings are grey. The larva is pale grey -green or grey, sides sometimes whitish; head black; plate of 2 yellow-brown, with two black spots. [2]

The moth flies from June to August.

The larvae feed on various plants, but prefer Hedera helix .

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References

  1. ↑ tortricidae.com
  2. ↑ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain . Keys and description


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