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Tosirips perpulchrana

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Tosirips perpulchrana
Tosirips perpulchrana in Kennel Die palaearktischen tortriciden figure 17 female type
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T. perpulchrana
Binomial name
Tosirips perpulchrana
(Kennel, 1901)
Synonyms
  • Tortrix perpulchrana Kennel, 1901
  • Tosirips perpulchranus

Tosirips perpulchrana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the Russian Far East (Amur, Siberia), north-eastern China (Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning), Korea, Japan and Taiwan.[1]

The wingspan is 19–21 mm for males and 25–27 mm for females. The ground colour of the forewings is yellow ochreous with brownish-grey suffusions and strigulations (fine streaks). The hindwings are grey brown. Adults are on wing in June.[2]

The larvae feed on Salix koreensis.[3]

Subspecies

  • Tosirips perpulchrana perpulchrana (Russian Far East, north-eastern China, Korea and Taiwan)
  • Tosirips perpulchrana ceramus Razowski, 1987 (Japan)

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