Seq # 361160040

Choristoneura murinana (Hübner, 1799) Species

Last modified: Nov. 7, 2023, 11:55 a.m.


A very rare and local species in Belgium, not seen for a long time.


Details

Classification
Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Tortricinae > Tribus: Archipini > Genus: Choristoneura > Species: Choristoneura murinana
Vernacular names
Donkere schijfbandbladroller (NL), Weißtannentriebwickler (DE)
First mention in Belgium
De Prins W. 1983a. Systematische naamlijst van de Belgische Lepidoptera. — Entomobrochure 4: 1–57. On page 17.
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan about 17–24 mm. Head, thorax and abdomen brown-grey. Forewing with a very narrow costal fold reaching to middle of costa. Ground colour brownish grey, weakly shining, with dark transverse wavy lines. Basal field, median fascia and subcostal blotch darker, markings indistinct. Cilia yellowish brown at base, with dark line, whitish terminally. Hindwing grey, cilia whitish with brown line.

Museum specimens

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Specimens in nature

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Caterpillar

Approximately 22 mm long, head black, abdomen green with darker line dorsally and black pinacula, prothoracic shield divided, brown-black, anal shield brownish-yellow.

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Bionomics

Eggs are imbricately deposited in a double row on the needles. Larvae among spun needles.The species overwinters as a young larva. Pupation takes place inside the webs at the last feeding place.
It can become sometimes a pest on the food plants.

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Flight periods

The main flight period is from the end of June until the end of July.


Observed on

Host plant (species):
Abies alba

The larva feeds on Abies alba.

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Habitat

It inhabits pine forests.

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