Grapholita orobana, Crete - photo © Nils Rogn
Grapholita orobana
MOTH INFO
Grapholita orobana is a moth of the family Tortricidae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Grapholita orobana
Grapholitha arcigera (Tengström, 1848)
Laspeyresia persicana (Osthelder, 1938)
Common name
Cresent Piercer
Classification
Superfamily: Tortricoidea > Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Olethreutinae > Tribus: Grapholitini > Genus: Grapholita
Wingspan
13-15 mm
Habitat
Sparse woodland.
Food plant
The larva is oligophagous on Leguminosae (Lathyrus, Pisum sativum, Vicia sativa, etc) and bores into the pods.
Flight period
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