Grapholita lathyrana (Hübner, 1822) Species
Last modified: Dec. 27, 2023, 10:48 a.m.
A very rare and local species in Belgium, Not often recorded.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Olethreutinae > Tribus: Grapholitini > Genus: Grapholita > Subgenus: Grapholita > Species: Grapholita lathyrana
- Vernacular names
- Oranje spiegelmot (NL), Greenweed Piercer (EN)
- Synonyms
- Grapholita scopariana (Herrich-Schäffer, 851)
- 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 89.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 9–11 mm.
Museum specimens
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Caterpillar
Body yellowish white, head yellowish brown, sides darker, prothoracic and anal plates concolorous with body.
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Bionomics
The larva feeds amongst spun flowers or shoots, or in the buds on the host plant.
The adults fly during the day in sunshine around the food plant.
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Flight periods
The adults can be seen from early April towards late May.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Genista tinctoria and Cytisus scoparius
- Host plant (genera):
- Genista and Cytisus
The larva lives on Genista tinctoria and Cytisus.
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Habitat
It inhabits extensive broom fields in heathlands.
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