Gynnidomorpha permixtana

Coast conch
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Gynnidomorpha
Species: G. permixtana
Binomial name
Gynnidomorpha permixtana
([Denis & Schiffermuller], 1775)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tortrix permixtana [Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775
  • Phalonidia permixtana [Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775
  • Phalonia walsinghamana Pierce & Metcalf, 1922
  • Piercea walsinghamanaPierce & Metcalf, 1922
  • Cochylis dymotana Treitschke, 1835
  • Cochylis mussehliana Treitschke, 1835

Gynnidomorpha permixtana, the coast conch, is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family.

Distribution

It is found in China (Anhui, Beijing, Fujian, Gansu, Guizhou, Hainan, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Hubei, Liaoning, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanghai, Shanxi, Sichuan, Tianjin, Xizang, Zhejiang), Afghanistan, Iran, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, Russia and Europe.[2][3] The habitat consists of waste ground, damp heathland and mosses.[4] It was recently found from Sri Lanka.[5]

Description

The wingspan is 8–12 mm. Adults are on wing yearly year round.

The larvae feed on Alisma, Gentiana, Euphrasia and Pedicularis species. They feed within the stems of their host plant.

Life cycle

References

  1. ↑ tortricidae.com
  2. ↑ Sun, Y.-H. & H.H. Li, 2013: Review of the Chinese species of Gynnidomorpha Turner, 1916 (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Cochylini). Zootaxa 3646 (5): 545-560. Abstract: doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3646.5.4
  3. ↑ Fauna Europeae
  4. ↑ Hants Moths
  5. ↑ "ON A COLLECTION OF SOME FAMILIES OF MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA FROM SRI LANKA (CEYLON)". repository. Retrieved 28 June 2018.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.