Tortricodes alternella

Tortricodes alternella
Tortricodes alternella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Tortricodes
Species: T. alternella
Binomial name
Tortricodes alternella
(Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tinea alternella Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775
  • Tortrix alstroemeriana Werneburg, 1864
  • Sciaphila alternana Guenee, 1845
  • Tortrix hyemana Hubner, [1818-1819]
  • Lemmatophila hyemella Treitschke, 1835
  • Diurnea nubilea Haworth, [1811]
  • Diurnea tortricea Haworth, [1811]
  • Tinea tortricella Hubner, [1796-1799]
  • Tortricodes tortricella Hubner, 1796
  • Tortricodes violella Razowski, 1956
  • Tortricodes violellus

Tortricodes alternella is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in most of Europe, except most of the Balkan Peninsula.

Larva

The wingspan is 19-23 mm.[2] Adults are on wing from February and April.

The larvae feed on various trees and bushes, including Quercus and Carpinus species. They spin together the leaves of their host plant and feed within.

Taxonomy

Tortricodes violella is treated as a valid species by some authors.

References

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ UKmoths
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