Seq # 361730020

Phtheochroa rugosana (Hübner, 1799) Species

Last modified: April 12, 2021, 3:10 p.m.


A rare and local species in Belgium.


Details

Classification
Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Tortricinae > Tribus: Cochylini > Genus: Phtheochroa > Species: Phtheochroa rugosana
Vernacular names
Schimmelbladroller (NL)
First mention in Belgium
De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1844. Énumération des insectes Lépidoptères de la Belgique. — Mémoires de la Société royale des Sciences de Liége 2: 1–35. On page 22.
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature


Caterpillar


Flight periods

The adults fly from May till the end of July. They are active at dusk and occasionally come to light.


Observed on

Host plant (genera):
Bryonia

The larva lives at first on the spun flowers or immature berries of Bryonia, later inside a leaf spun to a stem, feeding on that stem. It hibernates full-fed in a cocoon in the earth. Pupation in this cocoon.

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