Grapholita lunulana

Grapholita lunulana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Grapholita
Species:
G. lunulana
Binomial name
Grapholita lunulana

Grapholita lunulana is a moth belonging to the family Tortricidae. The species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775.[1]

It is native to Europe and Northern America.[2]

The wingspan is 12–17 mm. The forewing has, as is usual in this genus, a comma-shaped white spot at the dorsal edge, this is without a brown middle strip. Just outside this spot there is a short, silver-coloured cross-strip and four drop-shaped black spots. At the front edge there are numerous small white cross spots. The hindwings are brown, but shiny white at the root.It differs from Grapholita orobana as follows : palpi partly dark fuscous; antennae of male unusually long and thick; forewings with costa in male straighter, dorsal blotch narrow and less curved, hindwings in male with dark border still broader, in female wholly dark fuscous.[3]

The larvae feed on Lathyrus spp. and Vicia spp., eating the ripening seeds. The adults fly in the sunshine in May–June

References

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Grapholita lunulana​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Grapholita lunulana (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  3. ^ 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