Neosphaleroptera

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Neosphaleroptera
Neosphaleroptera nubilana adult.jpg
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Tribe: Cnephasiini
Genus: Neosphaleroptera
Ral, 1953
Species:
N. nubilana
Binomial name
Neosphaleroptera nubilana
(Hubner, [1796-1799]) [1]
Synonyms
  • Tortrix nubilanaHubner, 1799
  • Tortrix alniana[Denis & Schiffermuller], 1775
  • Tortrix (Grapholitha) conradiiPortchinskij, 1888
  • Tortrix glareanaSchrank, 1802
  • Tortrix perfuscanaHaworth, [1811]

Neosphaleroptera is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Tortricinae of the family Tortricidae. [2] It contains only one species, Neosphaleroptera nubilana, which is found in almost all of Europe and the Near East.

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Larva Neosphaleroptera nubilana larva.jpg
Larva

The wingspan is 12–14 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July. [3]

The larvae feed on Crataegus , Prunus and Pyrus species. They spin together the leaves of their host plant and feed from within. [4]

See also

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Baixeras, J.; Brown, J. W. & Gilligan, T. M. "Online World Catalogue of the Tortricidae". Tortricidae.com. Retrieved January 20, 2009.
  3. microlepidoptera.nl
  4. UKmoths