Tortrix sinapina

Tortrix sinapina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Tortrix
Species: T. sinapina
Binomial name
Tortrix sinapina
(Butler, 1879)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pandemis sinapina Butler, 1879
  • Tortrix kawabei Razowski, 1966

Tortrix sinapina, the Japanese oak leafroller, is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in the Russian Far East (Ussuri), China (Zhejiang) and Japan (Honshu, Hokkaido).

The wingspan is 18-25 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Quercus mongolica, Quercus dentata, Lespedeza bicolor, Tilia japonica and Sorbus alnifolia.[3] They roll the leaves of their host plant, creating a cigar-shaped shelter from which they feed. The larvae are green or whitish-green with a black head. The species overwinters as an egg.[4]

References

  1. ↑ tortricidae.com
  2. ↑ Japanese Moths
  3. ↑ Tortrix at funet
  4. ↑ Lepidopterous Fauna of the USSR and Adjacent Countries
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