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Lobesia reliquana

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Lobesia reliquana
Lobesia reliquana, Trawscoed, North Wales,
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Lobesia
Species:
L. reliquana
Binomial name
Lobesia reliquana
(Hübner, 1825)

Lobesia reliquana is a moth belonging to the family Tortricidae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1825.[1]

It is native to the Palearctic.[2]

The wingspan is 12–14 mm. The ground color of the forewings is ochre with two oval, blue-grey spots at the dorsal edge, from each of which there is an irregular, wide, light cross-band to the costal edge. At the costa between the two cross-bands there is a large black spot with a light core, this can also extend outside the outer cross-band. The hindwings are light grey-brown.

The moth flies in May–June.

This species lives in deciduous forests where the larvae develop between tangled leaves on Quercus spp., occasionally Betula or other deciduous trees.

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Lobesia reliquana​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Lobesia reliquana (Hubner, 1825)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 18 January 2021.