Tortricidae : Tortricinae
Ptycholomoides aeriferana
PTYCHOLOMOIDES aeriferana (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)
Ptycholomoides aeriferana
PTYCHOLOMOIDES aeriferana (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)
Life Cycle Guide
Description
Vernacular Name: Larch Twist
Wingspan: 17-21mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe : Russia : Far East-Japan
UK Distribution: Comon in South east Britain-spreading range
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Woodland(Larch) : Gardens
Similar Species -
Overwinters as: Ovum
Observations: Having been first recorded in Britain in Kent (1951) this moth, which is common throughout South East England, is now expanding its range northwards.
This beautiful micro moth has a forewing ground colour in orange/yellow with basal area,median fascia and pre-apial patches in brownish-black.
The moth is attracted to light.
Wingspan: 17-21mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe : Russia : Far East-Japan
UK Distribution: Comon in South east Britain-spreading range
UK Conservation Status -
- Common = >300 10Km Squares
- Least Concern
- Tortrix aeriferana Henrich-Schäffer, 1851
- Tortrix aeriferana Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
- Not Specified
Habitat: Woodland(Larch) : Gardens
Similar Species -
- None
Overwinters as: Ovum
Observations: Having been first recorded in Britain in Kent (1951) this moth, which is common throughout South East England, is now expanding its range northwards.
This beautiful micro moth has a forewing ground colour in orange/yellow with basal area,median fascia and pre-apial patches in brownish-black.
The moth is attracted to light.
Photo Gallery : Click for larger image
Larval Food Plants Worldwide
Note - Plants hyperlinked in red below take the visitor to the relevant plant page on"Plants for a Future" website
where further information like photos,physical
characteristics,habitats,edible uses,medicinal
uses,cultivation,propagation,range,height etc. are clearly listed.
- Plant Families - in bold red below takes the visitor to the relevant "Lepi-plants" page where other butterflies & moths using the plants below are listed.
- Pinaceae - Pine Family
- Larix decidua - Larch
- Larix kaempferi - Japanese Larch
Larval Food Plants
|
|
|
|
Taxonomy
|
Kingdom:
Subkingdom: Phylum: Subphylum: Class: Order: Superfamily: Family: Subfamily: Tribe: Genus: Accepted Species Name: Type Species - PTYCHOLOMOIDES: Original Species Name: Species Name: Literary Ref: Type Locality: |
Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Tortricoidea Tortricidae Tortricinae Archipini PTYCHOLOMOIDES Obraztsov 1954 Ptycholomoides aeriferana (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851) - Tortrix aeriferana Herrich-Schäffer, 1851 - TORTRIX aeriferana Herrich-Schäffer, 1851 Cacoecia jottrandi Dufrane, 1942 - Systematische Bearbeitung der Schmetterlinge von Europa, zugleich als Text, Revision und Supplement zu Jakob Hübner's Sammlung europäischer Schmetterlinge, By Herrich-Schäffer, Gottlieb August Wilhelm, 1799-1874 : Title Page : Pages 223-224 - n.259 - Not Specified |