Tortricidae : Olethreutinae
Gypsonoma dealbana
GYPSONOMA dealbana (Frölich, 1828)
Gypsonoma dealbana
GYPSONOMA dealbana (Frölich, 1828)
Life Cycle Guide
Description
Venacular Name: Common Cloaked Shoot
Wingspan: 11-15mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - not Portugal,Croatia,Ukraine,Slovenia & Some Mediterranean Islands
UK Distribution: Common in England and Wales north to Cumbria but scarce in Scotland
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Open Woodland : Parks : Scrub : Hedgerows : Gardens
Similar Species -
Overwinters as: Larva
Observations: Although this moth is similar to G.sociana (Haworth, 1811)the frons above the eyes are creamy white whereas the similar species is pure white. The brown,(sometimes mixed with greyish white) distinguishes this moth from other Gypsomana species.
The nominate form of this moth is white background with a blackish brown basal patch,angled at antemedial line with a dark suffusion from costa to dorsum which is interrupted at the mid point with a small black streak. The apex is orangy brown.
Dark individuals occur obscuring the white ground colour with greyish or purplish grey but the mid black streak is still evident as a prominent feature for identification purposes.
The moth flies from dusk and is attracted to light
Wingspan: 11-15mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - not Portugal,Croatia,Ukraine,Slovenia & Some Mediterranean Islands
UK Distribution: Common in England and Wales north to Cumbria but scarce in Scotland
UK Conservation Status -
- Common = > 300 10km squares
- Least Concern
- Tortrix dealbana (Frölich, 1828)
- Tortrix dealbana (Frölich, 1828)
- Country unknown - Locality unknown
Habitat: Open Woodland : Parks : Scrub : Hedgerows : Gardens
Similar Species -
- Gypsonoma sociana (Haworth, 1811)
Overwinters as: Larva
Observations: Although this moth is similar to G.sociana (Haworth, 1811)the frons above the eyes are creamy white whereas the similar species is pure white. The brown,(sometimes mixed with greyish white) distinguishes this moth from other Gypsomana species.
The nominate form of this moth is white background with a blackish brown basal patch,angled at antemedial line with a dark suffusion from costa to dorsum which is interrupted at the mid point with a small black streak. The apex is orangy brown.
Dark individuals occur obscuring the white ground colour with greyish or purplish grey but the mid black streak is still evident as a prominent feature for identification purposes.
The moth flies from 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.
- Betulaceae - The Birch Family
- Corylus avellana - Hazel
- Fagaceae - Oak - Chestnut - Beech Family
- Quercus petraea - Sessile Oak
- Quercus robur - Pedunculate Oak - Common Oak
- Salicaceae - Willow Family
- Populus tremula - Aspen Poplar
- Note - Larvae also feed on the following plant families
- Betulaceae - Betula - Birch,Alnus - Alder
- Rosaceae - Crataegus - Hawthorn
- Salicaceae - Salix - Willow
- Betulaceae - Betula - Birch,Alnus - Alder
- Note - Larvae also feed on the following plant families
- Populus tremula - Aspen Poplar
Larval Food Plants
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Taxomony
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Kingdom:
Subkingdom: Phylum: Subphylum: Class: Order: Superfamily: Family: Subfamily: Tribe: Genus: Accepted Species Name: Type Species - GYPSONOMA: Original Species Name: Literary Ref: Type Locality: |
Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Tortricoidea Tortricidae Olethreutinae Eucosmini GYPSONOMA Meyrick, 1895 Gypsonoma dealbana (Frölich, 1828) - Tortrix dealbana (Frölich, 1828) - TORTRIX dealbana (Frölich, 1828) - Enum. Tortricum L. Regno Würtembergico : 51 - Country unknown - Locality unknown |