Zeiraphera griseana

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Zeiraphera griseana
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Zeiraphera
Species:
Z. griseana
Binomial name
Zeiraphera griseana
(Hübner, 1799) [1]
Synonyms
  • Zeiraphera diniana
  • Tortrix griseanaHubner, [1796-1799]
  • Steganoptycha diniana var. desertanaCaradja, 1916
  • Sphaleroptera dinianaGuenee, 1845
  • Poecilochroma occultanaDouglas, 1846
  • Grapholitha pinicolanaLienig & Zeller, 1846

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 Zeiraphera griseana.jpg
Caterpillar of Zeiraphera griseana on European larch ( Larix decidua

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]

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References

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  2. 1 2 UKmoths
  3. Keith P. Bland, J. Razowski, E.F. Hancock Tortricidae, part 2: Olethreutinae
  4. "Suffolk Moth". Archived from the original on 2007-10-31. Retrieved 2015-12-09.
  5. 1 2 A. H. Zhang & H. H. Li Catalogue of Eucosmini from China (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)