Dichelia histrionana
Seq # 361183010
Epiphyas postvittana

Epichoristodes acerbella (Walker, 1864) Species

Last modified: July 17, 2026, 7:50 p.m.

A new adventive species in 2025 in LI, probably imported with the trade of plants and flowers.

Details

Classification
Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Tortricinae > Tribus: Archipini > Genus: Epichoristodes > Species: Epichoristodes acerbella
Vernacular names
Afrikaanse anjerbladroller (NL), African Carnation Tortrix (EN), Südafrikanischer Nelkenwickler (DE)
Status

Exotic

Distribution

Imago

Wingspan 13–18 mm. Adults are yellow to reddish-brown colored and generally unmarked. Some individuals may have a darker reddish-brown patch on the dorsum near the tornus.

Museum specimens

No pictures yet!

Specimens in nature

No pictures yet!

Caterpillar

Fully grown larvae are green to yellowish green. The head and prothoracic shield are yellowish-brown, and both may have extensive posterior mottling. An anal comb is present with 6–9 teeth.

No pictures yet!

Bionomics

Larvae feed in rolled leaves, in flower buds, and on flower petals, it may also feed on the surface of fruit or tunnel into stems of the food plant.

No pictures yet!

Flight periods

The adults are on the wing from May to September.

Observed on

The larva is polyphagous, but is often imported with carnations and chrysanthemums.

No pictures yet!
Contact
Statistics
Flemish Entomological Society

jurate.deprins@gmail.com
    Species presence
  • 1834 West-Vlaanderen
  • 1815 Oost-Vlaanderen
  • 1986 Antwerpen
  • 1943 Limburg
  • 1504 Vlaams Brabant
  • 1888 Brabant
  • 1085 Brabant Wallon
  • 1725 Hainaut
  • 2237 Namur
  • 2156 Liège
  • 2241 Luxembourg