Choristoneura lafauryana
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Choristoneura lafauryana, the strawberry leafroller, is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Spain, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Romania and Russia.[2] In the east, the range extends to China (Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning), Korea and Japan.[3]
The wingspan is 18–21 mm for males and 20–24 mm for females. Adults have been recorded on wing from July to August in western Europe.[4]
The larvae feed on Artemisia (including Artemisia montana), Cirsium, Lespedeza, Ribes, Myrica (including Myrica gale), Forsythia, Larix, Fragaria (including Fragaria x ananassa), Pyrus and Salix species, as well as Rhododendron tomentosa, Glycine max, Medicago sativa, Trifolium repens, Morella rubra, Boehmeria nivea, Malus pumila and Malus sylvestris.[5] They live between leaves and shoots spun together with silk. Larvae have been recorded nearly year round since the species overwinters as a young larva.[6]
Etymology
The species is named for Dr. Francois Clément Lafaury who first discovered the larvae of this species.[7]
References
- ^ tortricidae.com
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Revision of Tribe Archipini (Tortricidae: Tortricinae) in Northeast China
- ^ European Butterflies and Moths
- ^ Brown, J. W., G. Robinson & J. A. Powell. 2008. Food plant database of the leafrollers of the world (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) (Version 1.0)
- ^ Hants Moths
- ^ lepiforum.de
