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Lozotaenia forsterana

Lozotaenia forsterana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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 forsterana Fabricius, 1781
  • Tortrix adiunctana Treitschke, 1830
  • Tortrix adjunctana Treitschke, 1835
  • Tortrix argillaceana Zetterstedt, 1839
  • Tortrix forsterana f. fagi Constantini, 1923
  • Lozotaenia foresterana Sharma, in Medvedev, 1987
  • Tortrix immaculatana Strand, 1900
  • Tortrix laviceana Duponchel, in Godart, 1834
  • Xanthosetia luteolana Humphreys & Westwood, 1845
  • Tortrix forsterana var. norlandiae Strand, 1920
  • Tortrix retucilana Frolich, 1828
  • Tortrix sineana Freyer, 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

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.

References

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


Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lozotaenia_forsterana