Grapholita pallifrontana Lienig & Zeller, 1846 Species
Last modified: Dec. 27, 2023, 12:28 p.m.
New for Belgium in 2014 in NA. Hitherto a local and very rare species in the southern part of Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Olethreutinae > Tribus: Grapholitini > Genus: Grapholita > Subgenus: Grapholita > Species: Grapholita pallifrontana
- Vernacular names
- Hokjespeulbladroller (NL), Liquorice Piercer (EN)
- First mention in Belgium
- Claerebout S. 2016c. Grapholita pallifrontana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), une espèce nouvelle pour la faune belge. — Phegea 44(4): 103–106. On page 103. view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 10–12 mm. It has chocolate brown wings that are grey towards the base. The face and palps are whitish. There is a pair of cream, slightly curved strigulae from the dorsum at one half. There are four pairs costal strigulae. The first two are paired and well separated from the next two that are paired. They subtend short plumbeous striae. The ocellar area has a curved plumbeous bar. The dark cilia are silvery colored.
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
Whitish abdomen with a light brown head, the neck shield is dark brown, the anal valve is hardly noticeable. Before pupation, the caterpillar turns scarlet.
Bionomics
The larva lives in the seed pods on the host plant. Hibernates as a larva in a cocoon in litter on the ground.
The adults fly on sunny afternoons and later come to light.
Flight periods
The adults fly from mid-May towards early July.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Astragalus glycyphyllos
The larva lives on Astragalus glycyphyllos
Habitat
It inhabits open places, meadows, grasslands, uncultivated ground etc...
