Olethreutes arcuella

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Olethreutes arcuella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Olethreutes
Species:
O. arcuella
Binomial name
Olethreutes arcuella
(Clerck, 1759)
Synonyms

Several, see text

Olethreutes arcuella, the arched marble, is a colorful small moth species of the family Tortricidae.

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Synonyms

Junior synonyms of this species are: [1]

Distribution

This species can be found in most of Europe, in the eastern Palearctic realm, and in the Near East. [2]

Habitat

These moths inhabit woodland, fields, hill pasture and heaths. [3]

Description

Olethreutes arcuella. Upperside Tortricidae - Olethreutes arcuellus-2.JPG
Olethreutes arcuella. Upperside

Olethreutes arcuella has a wingspan of 14–18 mm. [3] Forewings of these medium size moths have an orange-rufous ground colour, with some yellow patches, a few metallic blue-grey or silver-colored streaks and a wide black marking in the middle, which includes a row of three small, silver colored spots. The hindwings are brown. [3] The caterpillars are purplish- gray to violet-brown and have a yellowish-brown head. [4]

This species is quite similar to Olethreutes subtilana , but has rather narrower wings.

Biology

This species usually has one generation (univoltine). [4] The flight time of these day-active moths ranges between late May and August. [3] The caterpillars feed on dead and dried out leaves and similar plant material. [3] [5] [6] Also pupation takes place in plant debris. [7]

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