Grapholita compositella, Crete - photo © Fotis Samaritakis
Grapholita compositella (Fabricius, 1775)
Grapholita compositella is a moth of the family Tortricidae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Grapholita compositella (Fabricius, 1775)
Tinea compositella (Fabricius, 1775)
Cydia compositella (Fabricius, 1775)
Tinea quadratella (Geoffroy, 1785)
Pyralis composana (Fabricius, 1798)
Tortrix gundiana (Hübner, 1799)
Euspila simillimana (Toll, 1953)
Common name
Triple-stripe Piercer
Classification
Superfamily: Tortricoidea > Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Olethreutinae > Tribus: Grapholitini > Genus: Grapholita
Wingspan
7-10 mm
Habitat
Meadows, clover fields, grassy slopes.
Food plant
The larva is oligophagous on Leguminosae (Astragalus cicer, Medicago sativa, Melilotus albus, Trifolium repens) and feeds inside the younger parts of hollow stems; also among spun leaves.
Flight period
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