Eudemis profundana (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: Feb. 7, 2020, 6:17 p.m.
A common species in Belgium, especially in the northern part.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Olethreutinae > Tribus: Olethreutini > Genus: Eudemis > Species: Eudemis profundana
- Vernacular names
- Bonte fruitbladroller (NL)
- Synonyms
- Eudemis wellensiana (Hübner, 1813) and Eudemis alphonsiana (Duponchel, 1834)
- 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 20.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Flight periods
The adults fly from mid June towards August. They are active from evening onwards and later come to light.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Quercus
The larva lives in a leaf of Quercus rolled round the midrib. Pupation takes places inside the larval habitation or amongst leaf-litter on the ground.
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