Zeiraphera ratzeburgiana

Zeiraphera ratzeburgiana
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Zeiraphera
Species:	Z. ratzeburgiana
Binomial name
	Zeiraphera ratzeburgiana; (Saxesen in Ratzeburg, 1840)
Synonyms
	Phalaena Tortrix Coccyx ratzeburgiana Saxesen in Ratzeburg, 1840; Sericoris abietisana Freyer, 1842; Zeiraphera bimaculana Schlger, 1848; Grapholitha binotana Wocke, 1861; Grapholitha binotatana Heinemann, 1863; Sericoris errana Guenee, 1845; Semasia (Zeiraphera) paludiphila Toll, 1957;

Zeiraphera ratzeburgiana, the spruce bud moth or Ratzeburg tortricid, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found from northern and central Europe to eastern Russia and China (Gansu, Qinghai).^[2] Zeiraphera ratzeburgiana is a taxonomically similar species to Zeiraphera canadensis and can only be distinguished by an anal comb found in Z. canadensis.

The wingspan is 12–15 mm. Adults are on wing in July and August.

The larvae mainly feed on Picea abies, but has also been recorded on Picea sitchensis, Picea smithiana, Pinus sylvestris, Pinus pinea and Abies cephalonica.

References

External links

Eurasian Tortricidae
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[1] tortricidae.com

[2] Catalogue of Eucosmini from China (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)

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