Biology:Choristoneura lafauryana

Short description: Species of moth

Choristoneura lafauryana
Choristoneura lafauryana in Kennel Die palaearktischen tortriciden figures 20 male, 21 female
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Choristoneura
Species:	C. lafauryana
Binomial name
Choristoneura lafauryana (Ragonot, 1875)
Synonyms
Tortrix lafauryana Ragonot, 1875 Archips inornatanus Walsingham, 1900 Cacoecia lafauriana Kennel, 1910 Cacoecia laufauriana Kennel, in Spuler, 1910

Choristoneura lafauryana, the strawberry leafroller, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Spain , Great Britain, the Netherlands, Belgium, France , Germany , Switzerland , Italy, Romania and Russia . In the east, the range extends to China (Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning), Korea and Japan .

The wingspan is 18–21 mm for males and 20–24 mm for females. Adults have been recorded on wing from July to August in western Europe.

The larvae feed on Artemisia (including Artemisia montana), Cirsium, Lespedeza, Ribes, Myrica (including Myrica gale), Forsythia, Larix, Fragaria (including Fragaria x ananassa), Pyrus and Salix species, as well as Rhododendron tomentosa, Glycine max, Medicago sativa, Trifolium repens, Morella rubra, Boehmeria nivea, Malus pumila and Malus sylvestris.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13640750 entry