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
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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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