Syricoris lacunana

Syricoris lacunana
	Adult of Syricoris lacunana. Lateral view
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Division:	Ditrysia
Family:	Tortricidae
Tribe:	Olethreutini
Genus:	Syricoris
Species:	S. lacunana
Binomial name
	Syricoris lacunana; (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Synonyms
	Numerous, see text

Syricoris lacunana, the Dark Strawberry Tortrix, is a small moth species of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the Palearctic ecozone.

Like its congeners, it is sometimes still placed in the genus Celypha.^[1]

Description

Syricoris lacunana has a wingspan of 16–18 millimetres (0.63–0.71 in). The forewings show various shades of brown crossed by a few thin silvery lines.

The adult moths are active at dusk and fly from late April to September in the temperate part of their range (e.g. Belgium and The Netherlands).

It is an univoltine species. The larvae are polyphagous, feeding on various herbaceous plants, including nettles (Urtica).

Distribution

It is present all over Europe, including the most northern countries, in East Palearctic ecozone and in the Near East.

Habitat

This very common species can be found in hedgerows, fields and woodland edges.

Synonyms

Junior synonyms of this species are:^[2]

Argyroploce lacunana var. lucivaganoides Strand, 1920
Argyroploce symmathetes Caradja, 1916
Celypha lacunana (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Loxoterma lacunana (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Olethreutes pallidana Hauder, 1918
Orthotaenia alternana Curtis, 1831
Pyralis decussana Fabricius, 1775
Penthina lacunana var. hoffmanniana Teich, 1890
Sericoris herbana Guenée, 1845
Sericoris lacunana f. fuscoapicalis Strand, 1901
Sericoris rooana Degraff, 1861
Syricoris alticola Gibeaux, 1990
Syricoris hoffmanniana (Teich, 1890)
Syricoris lacunana alticola Gibeaux, 1990
Syricoris lucivaganoides (Strand, 1920)
Tortrix lacunana Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775

Footnotes

^ See references in Savela (2005)
^ Baixeras et al. (2009)

References

Baixeras, J.; Brown, J.W. & Gilligan, T.M. (2009): Online World Catalogue of the Tortricidae – Syricoris lacunana. Version 1.3.1. Retrieved 2009-JAN-16.
Savela, Markku (2005): Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms – Celypha. Version of 2005-SEP-14. Retrieved 2010-APR-16.

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[1] See references in Savela (2005)

[2] Baixeras et al. (2009)

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