Grapholita nebritana
Seq # 362930220
Grapholita pallifrontana

Grapholita orobana Treitschke, 1830 Species

Last modified: Dec. 27, 2023, 12:09 p.m.

A very rare and local species in Belgium. Recently rediscovered in LG.

Details

Classification
Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Olethreutinae > Tribus: Grapholitini > Genus: Grapholita > Subgenus: Grapholita > Species: Grapholita orobana
Vernacular names
Brede haakspiegelmot (NL), Crescent Piercer, Southern Crescent (EN), Wickenwickler (DE)
First mention in Belgium
Fologne E., Sauveur J., Colbeau J. & Peteau A. 1861. Compte rendu d'une excursion entomologique faite aux environs de Dinant et de Rochefort au mois de juillet 1860. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 5: 12–32. On page 21. view page
Status

Native

Distribution

Imago

Wingspan 11–15 mm. Resembles Grapholita lunulana but G. orobana has a broader forewing and the white curved dorsal blotch is often slightly constricted in the middle.

Museum specimens

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Specimens in nature

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Caterpillar

The young caterpillar is whitish. When becoming full grown it is orange-colored with fine dark spots, the head and neck shield are dark brown, as is the anal valve. Sometimes the head can be pale brown, the neck shield with same color as the body, lined with dark brown at the back.

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Bionomics

The larva lives in the pods on the host plant. When fully grown leaves the pod and overwinters in a tough silken cocoon in the soil or underneath ground litter.
Adult moths fly in afternoon sunshine, and later are attracted to light.

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Flight periods

The adults have been seen from late May towards late July.

Observed on

Host plant (genera):
Vicia and Lathyrus

The larva lives on Vicia cracca, Vicia sylvatica, Lathyrus niger, Lathyrus pratensis, Lathyrus palustris and Lathyrus linifolius

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Habitat

It inhabits open places like flowery meadows, grasslands, herb-rich roadsides etc...

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Contact
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Flemish Entomological Society

jurate.deprins@gmail.com
    Species presence
  • 1791 West-Vlaanderen
  • 1791 Oost-Vlaanderen
  • 1965 Antwerpen
  • 1919 Limburg
  • 213 Vlaams Brabant
  • 1915 Brabant
  • 28 Brabant Wallon
  • 1674 Hainaut
  • 2217 Namur
  • 2140 Liège
  • 2220 Luxembourg