Notocelia rosaecolana (Doubleday, 1850) Species
Last modified: Dec. 8, 2023, noon
A rather common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Olethreutinae > Tribus: Eucosmini > Genus: Notocelia > Species: Notocelia rosaecolana
- Vernacular names
- Rozenhermelijnbladroller (NL), Common Rose Bell, Rose Shoot Moth (EN), Blasser Rosenwickler (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Crombrugghe G. 1906a. Catalogue raisonné des Microlépidoptères de Belgique. — Mémoires de la Société entomologique de Belgique XIII: 1–172; XIV: 1–155. On page 128.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 16–20 mm. One of three very similar species, also including Notocelia trimaculana and Notocelia roborana.
The basal area of the wing is less dark than in Notocelia roborana and its outer edge less straight and less sharply defined. Also numerous narrower costal strigulae between apical spot and basal patch.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
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Bionomics
Hibernates as an egg. The larvae live among spun leaves. Pupation among the leaves or in the litter.
The adults are active at dusk and later come to light.
Flight periods
The adults fly from late May till the end of August.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Rosa
The larva feeds on Rosa, often on cultivated forms in gardens.
Habitat
It inhabits gardens, parks, thickets, hedgerows and open woodland.
