Grapholita lunulana, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki
Grapholita lunulana (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
MOTH INFO
Grapholita lunulana is a moth of the family Tortricidae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Grapholita lunulana (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Tortrix lunulana (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Cydia lunulana (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Tortrix jungiana (Frölich, 1828)
Tortrix megerleana (Frölich, 1828)
Grapholitha selenana (Zeller, 1847)
Laspeyresia effusana (Lederer, 1855)
Grapholitha conspectana (Lederer, 1859)
Grapholitha gigantana (Staudinger, 1880)
Grapholitha bipartitana (Kennel, 1901)
Grapholitha dimidiatana (Kennel, 1901)
Grapholitha strandiana (Fuchs, 1901)
Laspeyresia intacta (Walsingham, 1903)
Grapholitha amplidorsana (Caradja, 1916)
Laspeyresia exosticha (Meyrick, 1936)
Laspeyresia praedorsana (Amsel, 1958)
Cydia mederleana (Leraut, 1997)
Common name
Northern Cresent Piercer
Classification
Superfamily: Tortricoidea > Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Olethreutinae > Tribus: Grapholitini > Genus: Grapholita
Wingspan
12-20 mm
Habitat
Meadows and grassy slopes.
Food plant
The larva is oligophagous on Leguminosae (Lathyrus, Pisum sativum, Vicia) and bores into the pods.
Flight period
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |