Biology:Zeiraphera griseana
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Zeiraphera |
| Species: | Z. griseana
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| Zeiraphera griseana (Hübner, 1799)[1]
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The Zeiraphera griseana, the larch tortrix, is a moth of the family Tortricidae.
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]
Bibliography
- Friedrich-Karl Holtmeier: Tier in der Landschaft - Einfluss und ökologische Bedeutung. Ulmer Verlag, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN:3-8001-2783-0
References
- ↑ Tortricidae.com
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 UKmoths
- ↑ Keith P. Bland, J. Razowski, E.F. Hancock Tortricidae, part 2: Olethreutinae
- ↑ "Suffolk Moth". http://www.suffolkmothgroup.org.uk/cgi-bin/mos/account.cgi?code=1166.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 A. H. Zhang & H. H. Li Catalogue of Eucosmini from China (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q1311281 entry
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