Dichrorampha simpliciana
Dichrorampha simpliciana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Europe and the Near East.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Dichrorampha |
| Species: | D. simpliciana |
| Binomial name | |
| Dichrorampha simpliciana Haworth, 1811 | |
The wingspan is 12–16 mm.The forewings are considerably dilated posteriorly and the fold reaches 2/5. The ground colour is dark fuscous, irrorated with pale ochreous. The costa is posteriorly obscurely streaked with dull purplish-metallic. There is a paler triangular straight edged median dorsal blotch, darker-margined anteriorly and three minute indistinct black dots on the termen towards middle, and sometimes a whitish subapical dash. The termen is rounded, little oblique, sinuation well-marked.The hindwings are fuscous, darker posteriorly.The larva isdull whitish ; head light brown ; plate of 2 faintly brownish[1]
The moth flies from May to September..
The larvae feed on Artemisia vulgaris.
Notes
- ^ The flight season refers to Belgium and the Netherlands. This may vary in other parts of the range.
References
- Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf
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