Grapholita jungiella

Grapholita jungiella is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in most of Europe (except Iceland, the Iberian Peninsula, most of the Balkan Peninsula and Ukraine), east to the Near East and the eastern part of the Palearctic ecozone.

Grapholita jungiella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Genus:
Grapholita
Species:
G. jungiella
Binomial name
Grapholita jungiella
(Clerck, 1759)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena jungiella Clerck, 1759
  • Stigmonota albisecundella Bruand, 1847
  • Stigmonota jungiana Guenee, 1845
  • Grapholitha loderana Kollar, 1832
  • Tortrix perlepidana Haworth, [1811]
  • Tortrix schrankiana Frolich, 1828

The wingspan is 10–13 mm. Adults are on wing from April to May. Depending on the location, there are either one or two generations.

The larvae feed on Lathyrus linifolius and Vicia sepium. They spin the leaves of their host together or live inside the seed pod.


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