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Lopharcha psathyra

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Lopharcha psathyra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Genus:
Lopharcha
Species:
L. psathyra
Binomial name
Lopharcha psathyra

Lopharcha psathyra is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Japan on th islands of Kyushu, Honshu and Shikoku.

There are at least two generations per year with adults on wing from late April to mid-June and from mid-July to September.

The larvae bore into the fruits of Neolitsea sericea. They have brownish-yellow and a brown head. Full-grown larvae reach a length of about 13 mm. Pupation takes place in a cocoon.[2]

References

  1. ^ tortricidae.com
  2. ^ Immature stages of Lopharcha Diakonoff (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae, Chlidanotinae, Polyorthini), with description of a new species from Japan and an autapomorphy for the genus
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