Olethreutes arcuella

Olethreutes arcuella
Adult
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Suborder: Glossata
Infraorder: Heteroneura
Division: Ditrysia
(unranked): Apoditrysia
Family: Tortricidae
Tribe: Olethreutini
Genus: Olethreutes
Species: O. arcuella
Binomial name
Olethreutes arcuella
(Clerck, 1759)
Synonyms

Several, see text

Olethreutes arcuella, the arched marble, is a colorful small moth species of the family Tortricidae.

Synonyms

Junior synonyms of this species are:[1]

Distribution

This species can be found in most of Europe, in the East the Palearctic ecozone and in the Near East. [2]

Habitat

These moths inhabit woodland, fields, hill pasture and heaths.[3]

Description

Olethreutes arcuella. Upperside

Olethreutes arcuella has a wingspan of 14–18 mm. [3] Forewings of these medium size moths have an orange-rufous ground colour, with some yellow patches, a few metallic blue-grey or silver-colored streaks and a wide black marking in the middle, which includes a row of three small, silver colored spots. The hindwings are brown. [3] The caterpillars are purplish- gray to violet-brown and have a yellowish-brown head.[4]

This species is quite similar to Olethreutes subtilana, but has rather narrower wings.

Biology

This species usually has one generation (univoltine).[4] The flight time of these day-active moths ranges between late May and August. [3] The caterpillars feed on dead and dried out leaves and similar plant material.[3][5][6] Also pupation takes place in plant debris.[7]

Bibliography

References

  1. ↑ Baixeras et al. (2009), and see references in Savela (2005)
  2. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 UK Moths
  4. 1 2 Keith P. Bland,J. Razowski,E.F. Hancock The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland - Tortricidae, part 2: Olethreutinae
  5. ↑ Grabe (1942)
  6. ↑ Lepidoptera of Belgium
  7. ↑ Lot Moths and Butterflies


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