Syndemis musculana (Hübner, 1799) Species
Last modified: Nov. 8, 2023, 2:14 p.m.
A common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Tortricinae > Tribus: Archipini > Genus: Syndemis > Species: Syndemis musculana
- Vernacular names
- Struikbladroller (NL), Grauer Laubbaum-Blattwickler (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 15–22 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Genitalia
Caterpillar
Bionomics
The larva lives in a compact tube of spun leaves on the host plants and it hibernates in that tube and pupates in the larval habitation or amongst ground litter.
The adults fly in late afternoon till dark and later occasionally come to light and sugar.
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Flight periods
The adults have been mainly observed from late April till the end of July. Most specimens have been seen in May.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Larix kaempferi and Pinus contorta
- Host plant (genera):
- Betula, Rubus, Quercus and Picea
The larva lives on Betula, Rubus, Quercus, Larix kaempferi, Pinus contorta and less often on grasses or herbaceous plants like Cytisus, Solidago, ...
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Habitat
It lives in a variety of habitats, gardens, moorlands, woodlands...
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