Hedya ochroleucana

Hedya ochroleucana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Hedya
Species: H. ochroleucana
Binomial name
Hedya ochroleucana
(Frölich, 1828)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tortrix ochroleucana Frolich, 1828
  • Penthina consanguinana Walsingham, 1879
  • Penthina contrariana Walker, 1863
  • Antithesia nimbatana Clemens, 1860

Hedya ochroleucana, the buff-tipped marble or long-cloaked marble, is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in most of Europe, except part of the Balkan Peninsula and Ukraine.[2] It is also present in most of North America.[3]

The wingspan is 16–21 mm. Adults are on wing in June and July in western Europe.[4]

The larvae feed on Rosa (including cultivated varieties) and Malus species. They spin the leaves together.

References

  1. ↑ Baixeras, J.; Brown, J. W. & Gilligan, T. M. "Online World Catalogue of the Tortricidae". Tortricidae.com. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  2. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  3. ↑ mothphotographersgroup
  4. ↑ UKmoths


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