Apotomis semifasciana

Apotomis semifasciana
Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 6
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Section: Cossina
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Apotomis
Species: A. semifasciana
Binomial name
Apotomis semifasciana
(Haworth, [1811])
Synonyms
  • Tortrix semifasciana Haworth, [1811]
  • Paedisca semifasciana (Haworth, [1811])
  • Tortrix acutana Treitschke, 1835
  • Sericoris elutana Duponchel, in Godart, 1836

The Short-barred Grey Marble (Apotomis semifasciana) is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in most of Europe, east to the eastern part of the Palearctic ecozone.

The wingspan is 17-20 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August. They fly from late evening onwards.

The larvae feed on the catkins and later the leaves of Salix species.

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