Phtheochroa rugosana (Hübner, 1799) Species
Last modified: Nov. 16, 2023, 3:40 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), Rough-winged Conch (EN), Zaunrübenwickler (DE)
- 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
Wingspan 16–20 mm. Forewing rough scaled with tufts and raised scales present. Also a large white inward oblique marking where median fascia approaches costa.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larva lives at first on the spun flowers or immature berries, 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.
During the day it relies on camouflage, taking on the appearance of a bird-dropping. The adults are active at dusk and regularly come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from mid-April till the end of July.
Habitat
A woodland species.
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