Dichrorampha alpinana

Dichrorampha alpinana, the broad-blotch drill, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in almost all of Europe.

Dichrorampha alpinana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Genus:
Dichrorampha
Species:
D. alpinana
Binomial name
Dichrorampha alpinana
(Treitschke, in Ochsenheimer, 1830)[1]
Synonyms
  • Grapholitha alpinana Treitschke, in Ochsenheimer, 1830
  • Dichrorampha novickii Prffer, 1923
  • Dichrorampha alpinana var. quaestionana Zeller, 1878
  • Dichrorampha questionana Drenowski, 1910

The wingspan is 13–15 mm.[2] Adults are on wing from June to August. They are often on wing during the day.

The larvae feed on Leucanthemum vulgare, Chrysanthemum leucanthemum, Achillea millefolium and Tanacetum species. They feed on the roots of their host plant.[3]

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2011-05-01. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
  3. UKmoths


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