Grapholita lunulana, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki

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
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Links

Lepiforum e. V.

Plant Parasites of Europe

Lepidoptera Mundi

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