Zeiraphera griseana

Zeiraphera griseana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Zeiraphera
Species: Z. griseana
Binomial name
Zeiraphera griseana
(Hübner, 1799)[1]
Synonyms
  • Zeiraphera diniana
  • Tortrix griseana Hubner, [1796-1799]
  • Steganoptycha diniana var. desertana Caradja, 1916
  • Sphaleroptera diniana Guenee, 1845
  • Poecilochroma occultana Douglas, 1846
  • Grapholitha pinicolana Lienig & Zeller, 1846

The Zeiraphera griseana, the larch tortrix, is a moth of the Tortricidae family.

Caterpillar of Zeiraphera griseana on European larch (Larix decidua

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]

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