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Dichelia histrionana

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Dichelia histrionana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Dichelia
Species:
D. histrionana
Binomial name
Dichelia histrionana
(Frölich, 1828)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tortrix histrionana Frölich, 1828
  • Tortrix pinana [Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775
  • Cacoecia stygiana Rebel, 1929

Dichelia histrionana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found from Fennoscandia to Belgium, Italy and Greece and from the Netherlands to Poland and Romania.

The wingspan is 17–22 mm.[2] Adults are on wing from the end of May to late August.

The larvae feed on Picea and Abies species.[3] The species overwinters as a young larva in a mined needle.[4] Larvae can be found from August to June of the following year.

References

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  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2011-05-01. Retrieved 2011-09-21.
  3. ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-27. Retrieved 2011-09-21.
  4. ^ "Lepidoptera of Belgium". Archived from the original on 2011-09-09. Retrieved 2011-09-21.