Seq # 362960010

Strophedra nitidana (Fabricius, 1794) Species

Last modified: Jan. 1, 2024, 11:40 a.m.


A not so common species throughout Belgium, mainly observed in the northern part.


Details

Classification
Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Olethreutinae > Tribus: Grapholitini > Genus: Strophedra > Species: Strophedra nitidana
Vernacular names
Zwarte eikenbladroller (NL), Little Oak Piercer, Little Oak Tortrix (EN), Kleiner Eichen-Samenwickler (DE)
Synonyms
Strophedra redimitana (Guenée, 1845) and Strophedra vigeliana (Herrich-Schäffer, 1853)
First mention in Belgium
De Fré Ch. 1858. Catalogue des Microlépidoptères de la Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 2: 45–162. On page 75.
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan 8–10 mm. Smaller and browner than Strophedra weirana with a shorter and less attenuated forewing and comparatively well-defined fasciate markings. It may also show plumbeous fascia not present in Strophedra weirana .

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Specimens in nature


Caterpillar

A whitish larva with a pale brown head, the nape is darker brown, the anal valve is small, pale brownish.

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Bionomics

The larva feeds between two leaves that are tightly spun one above the other. Hibernation as pupa in a frass-incrustated cocoon in the larval habitation before leaf-fall.
The adults are active on warm and sunny afternoons and later come to light.

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Flight periods

The adults have been observed from early May towards early September.


Observed on

Host plant (species):
Quercus robur
Host plant (genera):
Quercus

The larva lives on Quercus robur and Quercus sp. Information in literature about Castanea sativa should be confirmed.

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Habitat

It occurs in parkland and oak woodland.

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