Seq # 362640140

Epinotia nigricana (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851) Species

Last modified: June 26, 2024, 2:07 p.m.


A very rare and local species in Belgium. After 2000 only known from very scarce observations in LX.


Details

Classification
Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Olethreutinae > Tribus: Eucosmini > Genus: Epinotia > Species: Epinotia nigricana
Vernacular names
Zwarte oogbladroller (NL), Fir Bell, Fir-bud Tortrix (EN)
Synonyms
Epinotia tenebrosana sensu auct.
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 87.
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan 11–13 mm. Resembles in coloration to Epinotia nanana but E. nigricana is larger and differs in the basal patch of the forewing which is angulated above the middle whereas in Epinotia nanana the outer edge is angulated below the middle.
Grey-brown forewings with diffuse grey transverse bands. One of them just inside the middle and one from the back corner diagonally towards the front edge. The inner transverse band is usually distinctly white along the inner edge in the posterior half.

Museum specimens

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Specimens in nature


Caterpillar

Brownish abdomen with a black head and neck shield, anal valve as abdomen.

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Bionomics

Tha larva bores in a terminal bud from autumn till spring. Infested buds remain behind when the uninhabited ones begin to sprout. It needs several buds to complete its development. Pupation often between the needles in a gray cocoon or on the ground.
The adults are active in afternoon sunshine and later come infrequently to light.

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Flight periods

The adults are on the wing from late May towards July.


Observed on

Host plant (species):
Abies alba

The larva lives on Abies alba.

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Habitat

Frequenting silver fir plantations and mixed woodland.

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