Syndemis musculana
- The name of the present species was misapplied to S. afflictana by Baron Walsingham in 1879.
| Syndemis musculana | |
|---|---|
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| Adult at Commanster (Belgian Ardennes) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Tribe: | Archipini |
| Genus: | Syndemis |
| Species: | S. musculana |
| Binomial name | |
| Syndemis musculana (Hübner, 1799) | |
Syndemis musculana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Europe, China (Heilongjiang, Jilin, Inner Mongolia), the Korean Peninsula, Japan, Russia (Amur) and North America.[1]
Larva
The wingspan is 15–22 mm. The adults fly from April to July in the temperate parts of their range, such as Belgium and The Netherlands.
The caterpillars feed on oaks (Quercus), birches (Betula), spruces (Picea), ragworts (Senecio) and Rubus (brambles and allies). Less usually, they have been recorded[2] to eat plant refuse and dry leaves.
Synonyms
Obsolete scientific names of this species are:
- Cacoecia musculana (Hübner, 1799)[2]
- Syndemis musculana nipponensis Yasuda, 1975
- Tortrix musculana Hübner, 1799
- Tortrix musculinana (lapsus)
- Tortrix obsoletana Strand, 1901
References
- Grabe, Albert (1942): Eigenartige Geschmacksrichtungen bei Kleinschmetterlingsraupen ["Strange tastes among micromoth caterpillars"]. Zeitschrift des Wiener Entomologen-Vereins 27: 105-109 [in German]. PDF fulltext
External links
Media related to Syndemis musculana at Wikimedia Commons