Grapholita coronillana
Seq # 362930140
Grapholita discretana

Grapholita difficilana (Walsingham, 1900) Species

Last modified: Dec. 26, 2023, 11:05 a.m.

A very rare and local species in Belgium. Only known from NA, but not seen for a very long time.

Details

Classification
Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Olethreutinae > Tribus: Grapholitini > Genus: Grapholita > Subgenus: Grapholita > Species: Grapholita difficilana
Vernacular names
Gaspeldoornbladroller (NL)
First mention in Belgium
Janmoulle E. 1953. Espèces nouvelles pour la faune belge (suite). — Lambillionea 53: 21–22, 37–38, 49–50. On page 37.
Status

Native

Distribution

Imago

Wingspan c. 11 mm. Forewings brown with slight olive grey hue, slightly paler distally and cilia brownish. Dorsal blotch divided into two small curved white striae. Four pairs of white coastal strigulae. Broad leaden metallic ocellus. Hindwing male white, bordered brownish. Female hindwing brown.

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Specimens in nature

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Bionomics

Unknown for now.

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Flight periods

The adults are on the wing from late April towards June.

Observed on

Host plant (species):
Ulex europaeus

Unknown, but Ulex europaeus and Fabaceaea are mentioned by some sources.

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Habitat

It inhabits in dry, warm, poor grassland habitats,

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Contact
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Flemish Entomological Society

jurate.deprins@gmail.com
    Species presence
  • 1780 West-Vlaanderen
  • 1778 Oost-Vlaanderen
  • 1954 Antwerpen
  • 1903 Limburg
  • 196 Vlaams Brabant
  • 1915 Brabant
  • 25 Brabant Wallon
  • 1661 Hainaut
  • 2202 Namur
  • 2126 Liège
  • 2212 Luxembourg