Celypha rosaceana Schläger, 1847 Species
Last modified: Nov. 19, 2023, 1:09 p.m.
A very rare species but well distributed in Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Olethreutinae > Tribus: Olethreutini > Genus: Celypha > Species: Celypha rosaceana
- Vernacular names
- Roze lijnbladroller (NL), Roseate Marble (EN)
- Synonyms
- Celypha purpurana (Haworth, 1811), nec (Thunberg, 1784)
- First mention in Belgium
- Lhomme L. 1935–1946. Catalogue des Lépidoptères de France et de Belgique. Volume II Microlépidoptères. (première partie). — — : 1–487. On page 405.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 15–19 mm. Unmistakably when freshly emerged, with a distinctly rosy or purplish tinge, but this can fade quite quickly to a dull buff colour.
C. rosaceana has an overall pink colour including the cilia. The colouring is generally darker towards the head with a brown or grey colour. The wing markings are even across the wing.
Used specimens can resemble Celypha rufana, but markings show some coalescence resulting in short fasciae particularly from the dorsum.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larva bores in the roots and pupates in a white cocoon just beneath surface of the ground. The adults come to light.
Flight periods
The adults fly from late May till mid-September with a peak during July.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Sonchus arvensis, Sonchus asper and Taraxacum officinale
The larva lives on Sonchus arvensis, Sonchus asper and Taraxacum officinale.
Habitat
It inhabits coastal areas, rough pastures
