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Phtheochroa schreibersiana (Frölich, 1828) Species

Last modified: May 2, 2024, 5:31 p.m.


A very rare and local species in Belgium. Nowadays only known from a few observations in the south of the country and a few elsewhere.


Details

Classification
Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Tortricinae > Tribus: Cochylini > Genus: Phtheochroa > Species: Phtheochroa schreibersiana
Vernacular names
Tweekleurig smalsnuitje (NL), Scarce Gold Conch (EN)
First mention in Belgium
De Fré Ch. 1858. Catalogue des Microlépidoptères de la Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 2: 45–162. On page 97.
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan 11–15 mm. A strikingly marked species. The head, thorax and basal third of the wing are bright cream ochre with a dark tuft and top of the thorax. The remainder of the wing is marked in black and metallic blueish grey. Further is a cream costal mark at three quarters with the wing brown between it and the basal third.

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature

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Caterpillar

Pale yellowish brown body, prothoracic plate centrally and along the hind margin darkly punctuated.

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Bionomics

The larvae lives in spun leaves at first, then bore in shoots and leaf stalks on the food plant. They hibernate fully fed in a cocoon under bark in which they pupate.
A single brooded species that flies by day but will come to light.

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Flight periods

The adults fly in May and June.


Observed on

Host plant (species):
Populus nigra and Prunus padus
Host plant (genera):
Ulmus

The larvae feed on Ulmus, Populus nigra and Prunus padus.

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Habitat

It inhabits hedgerows, fens, marshes, river-banks and other damp areas

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