Orthotaenia undulana
Appearance
Orthotaenia undulana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Orthotaenia |
Species: | O. undulana
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Binomial name | |
Orthotaenia undulana Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
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Orthotaenia undulana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the Palearctic realm.
The wingspan is 15–20 mm. It is light, beige and white with dark areas. When resting on a surface, it is well camouflaged and can resemble a bird's dropping. The ground color of the forewings is brownish or grayish, There is a light cross-band with fine brown lines. The wing tip is mostly white, but has small brown striae and spots and a larger brown mark along the outer edge. The hindwings are light brown.
The moth flies from May to mid-August.[1]
The larvae feed on honeysuckle, Vaccinium, pine and birch.
Notes
[edit]- ^ The flight season refers to Belgium and the Netherlands. This may vary in other parts of the range.
External links
[edit]Wikimedia Commons has media related to Orthotaenia undulana.
- waarneming.nl (in Dutch) Archived 2012-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
- Lepidoptera of Belgium
- Orthotaenia undulana at UKMoths