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Tortricidae : Olethreutinae

Celypha lacunana

CELYPHA lacunana ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
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Description
Vernacular Names: Common Marble : Dark Strawberry Tortrix
Wingspan: 16-18mm
Worldwide Distribution:  Europe : Asia : North Africa : ( Palearctic ecozone)
UK Distribution: Common species throughout Britain
UK Conservation Status -
  • Common = >300 10Km Squares
European Conservation Status -
  • Least Concern
Original Species Name -
  • Tortrix (Phaleana) lacunana ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775
Type Species - Celypha
  • Tortrix striana ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
Type Locality -
  • Not Specified
Flight Period: May-early November-two generations
Habitat: Meadows : Woodland margins : Open woodland : Gardens : Roadside edges : Hedges : Marshes
Similar Species:-
  • Celypha rurestrana Duponchel, 1843
Larva: Polyphagous on a wide variety of herbaceous plants.
Observation: C.lacunana is similar to C.rurestrana although the latter is a rare moth found only in the South-west of England and in Wales and can only be possitively differentiated by genatalia examination.

The moth is highly variable but can be identified from its similar species by the indentation into the median fascia that occurs about half way across. Photo 1 (main photo)shows these two indentation marks very well,albeit narrow and although the depth or width of this indentations varies there is usually some of this feature showing which aids in identifying this moth.

This moth is easily disturbed during the day from Blackberry or on low vegetation although it readily comes to light.

The larvae are polyphagous,feeding on a wide variety of plant genera.

The moth has a long flight period and can be found from May right through to early November.

It can be numerous where found although I have only found them in small numbers.

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Type Locality:
Animalia
Eumetozoa
Arthropoda
Hexapoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Tortricoidea
Tortricidae
Olethreutinae
Olethreutini
CELYPHA Hübner, [1825]
Celypha lacunana ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
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Tortrix striana ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
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TORTRIX (Phaleana) lacunana Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
= Syricoris lacunana Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775
= Pyralis decussana Fabricius, 1775
= Loxoterma lacunana Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
= Orthotaenia alternana Curtis, 1831
= Sericoris herbana Guenée, 1845
= Sericoris rooana Degraff, 1861
= Penthina lacunana var. hoffmanniana Teich, 1890
= Syricoris hoffmanniana Teich, 1890
= Sericoris lacunana f. fuscoapicalis Strand, 1901
= Argyroploce symmathetes Caradja, 1916
= Olethreutes pallidana Hauder, 1918
= Argyroploce lacunana var. lucivaganoides Strand, 1920
= Syricoris lucivaganoides Strand, 1920
= Syricoris alticola Gibeaux, 1990
= Syricoris lacunana alticola Gibeaux, 1990
= Olethreutes lacunanus.
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Ankündung eines systematischen Werkes von den Schmetterlingen der Wienergegend,herausgegeben von einigen Lehrern am k. k. Theresianum. - pp. [1], 1-322, [1], Tab. 1a-1b. Wien : Title Page  : p.318 - n.40
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Not Specified