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Olindia schumacherana

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Olindia schumacherana
Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 6
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O. schumacherana
Binomial name
Olindia schumacherana
(Fabricius, 1787)
Synonyms
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    • Pyralis schumacherana Fabricius, 1787
    • Tortrix areolana Hubner, [1822-1823]
    • Anisotaenia schumacherana ab. cruciana Burmann, 1949
    • Anisotaenia schumacherana ab. obscurana Burmann, 1949
    • Tortrix ulmana Hubner, [1822-1823]

Olindia schumacherana, also known as the white-barred tortrix, is a moth of the family Tortricidae found in most of Europe. The moth was first described by the Danish zoologist, Johan Christian Fabricius in 1787.

Description

The wingspan is 11–16 mm. Adults are on wing in June and July and can be disturbed, although they quickly return to cover. Males fly in the afternoon sunshine, while the females fly after dark.[1][2]

Life cycle

The larvae feed on various herbaceous plants, folding over a leaf and feeding within. Foodplants include bugle (Ajuga species), Anemone, columbine (Aquilegia vulgaris), golden saxifrage (Chrysosplenium species), celandine (Ficaria verna), yellow archangel (Lamium galeobdolon), dog's mercury (Mercurialis perennis) and bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus).[3] Pupa can be found in June, in the larval habitation or on the ground in a cocoon.[2]

References

  1. ^ Kimber, Ian. "Olindia schumacherana (Fabricius, 1787)". UKmoths. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b Bradley, J D; Tremewan, W G; Smith, Arthur; Hargreaves, Brian (1973). British Tortricoid Moths. Cochylidae and Tortricidae: Tortricinae. London: The Ray Society. pp. 144–5. ISBN 0 903874 01 6.
  3. ^ Ellis, W N. "schumacherana (Fabricius, 1787) white-barred tortrix, .. twist". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 3 November 2020.