Tortricidae : Tortricinae
Lozotaeniodes formosana
LOZOTAENIODES formosana (Frölich, 1830)
Lozotaeniodes formosana
LOZOTAENIODES formosana (Frölich, 1830)
Life Cycle Guide
Description
Alternative Name: Orange Pine Tortrix
Wingspan: 20-26mm
Worldwide Distribution: Central Europe
UK Distribution: Common, but distributed locally in southern England and Wales
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Woodland : Gardens
Similar Species -
Overwinters as: Larva
Observations: Quite a distinguished moth which has yellowish brown forewings and a series of networking orange/brown patterns edged with deep reddish brown.
The moth was first recorded on north west Surrey in 1945 is now common in the south of England where Scot's Pine prevail and must be considered a success story as it is extending it range.
The moth flies at dusk, and is attracted to light.
Wingspan: 20-26mm
Worldwide Distribution: Central Europe
UK Distribution: Common, but distributed locally in southern England and Wales
UK Conservation Status -
- Common = >300 10Km Squares
- Least Concern
- Tortrix formosana Geyer, 1830
- Tortrix cupressana Duponchel, 1836
- Not Specified
Habitat: Woodland : Gardens
Similar Species -
- None
Overwinters as: Larva
Observations: Quite a distinguished moth which has yellowish brown forewings and a series of networking orange/brown patterns edged with deep reddish brown.
The moth was first recorded on north west Surrey in 1945 is now common in the south of England where Scot's Pine prevail and must be considered a success story as it is extending it range.
The moth flies at dusk, and is attracted to light.
Photo Gallery
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
- Pinus sylvestris - Scot's Pine
Larval Food Plants
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Taxonomy
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Kingdom:
Subkingdom: Phylum: Subphylum: Class: Order: Superfamily: Family: Subfamily: Tribe: Genus: Accepted Species Name: Type Species - LOZOTAENIODES: Original Species Name: Literary Ref: Type Locality |
Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Tortricoidea Tortricidae Tortricinae Archipini LOZOTAENIODES Obraztsov 1954 Lozotaeniodes formosana (Frölich, 1830) - Tortrix cupressana Duponchel, 1836 - TORTRIX fomosana Frölich, 1830 - Sammlung europäischer Schmetterlinge / errichtet von Jacob Hübner in Augsburg. By Hübner, Jacob, 1761-1826 Lepidoptera V11 : Tortrices 11 : pl. 51 - f. 319 - 320 - Not Specified |