Tortricidae : Tortricinae
Pseudargyrotoza conwagana
PSEUDARGYROTOZA conwagana (Fabricius, 1775)
Pseudargyrotoza conwagana
PSEUDARGYROTOZA conwagana (Fabricius, 1775)
Kind permission - © Tim Norriss
Life Cycle Guide
Description
Vernacular Name: Yellow-spot Tortrix
Wingspan: 18-24mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - less Mediterranean Islands
UK Distribution: Quite common throughout the British Isles and Ireland
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Woodland : Gardens : Hadgerows : Scrub
Similar Species -
Overwinters as: Pupa
Observations: The arrowhead shaped micro moth has a yellowing forewing background with reddish brown suffusion and darker greyish brown markings.
There are a series of metallic spots or streaks and a single diognostic mark in the shape of a yellowish diamond or rectangle at the dorsum,half way along the wing.
The moth flies by dusk and can be seen in considerable numbers flying round the tops ash trees, its larval food plant. The moth is also attracted to light where it can be found at the moth trap in small numbers.
Wingspan: 18-24mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - less Mediterranean Islands
UK Distribution: Quite common throughout the British Isles and Ireland
UK Conservation Status -
- Common = >300 10Km Squares
- Least Concern
- Pyralis conwagana (Fabricius, 1775)
- Pyralis conwagana (Fabricius, 1775)
- England - "Anglia"
Habitat: Woodland : Gardens : Hadgerows : Scrub
Similar Species -
- Spatalistis bifasciana (Hübner, 1787)
Overwinters as: Pupa
Observations: The arrowhead shaped micro moth has a yellowing forewing background with reddish brown suffusion and darker greyish brown markings.
There are a series of metallic spots or streaks and a single diognostic mark in the shape of a yellowish diamond or rectangle at the dorsum,half way along the wing.
The moth flies by dusk and can be seen in considerable numbers flying round the tops ash trees, its larval food plant. The moth is also attracted to light where it can be found at the moth trap in small numbers.
Photo Gallery
Larval Food Plants Worldwide
Larvae feed within the fruits and berries of the larval food plants shown below
Larvae feed within the fruits and berries of the larval food plants shown below
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.
- Berberidaceae - Barberry Family
- Berberis vulgaris - European Barberry
- Berberis vulgaris - European Barberry
- Oleceae - Mesophytic Shrubs - Trees - Vines
- Fraxinus excelsior - Ash
- Note - Larvae also feed on the following plant families
- Oleceae - Ligustrum - Privet, Syringa - Lilac
- Note - Larvae also feed on the following plant families
- Fraxinus excelsior - Ash
Larval Food Plants
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Taxonomy
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Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Tortricoidea Tortricidae Tortricinae Euliini PSEUDARGYROTOZA Obraztsov 1954 Pseudargyrotoza conwagana (Fabricius, 1775) - Pyralis conwagana (Fabricius, 1775) - PYRALIS conwagana (Fabricius, 1775) - "Systema entomologiae, sistens insectorvm classes, ordines, genera, species, adiectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibvs, observationibvs. - Flensbvrgi, Lipsiae. in officina libraria Kort : Fabricius, Johann Christian 1775 : Title Page : p.653 - n.46 - England - "Anglia" |