Olindia schumacherana

Olindia schumacherana
	Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 6
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Olindia
Species:	O. schumacherana
Binomial name
	Olindia schumacherana; (Fabricius, 1787)
Synonyms
	Pyralis schumacherana Fabricius, 1787; Tortrix areolana Hubner, [1822-1823] ; Anisotaenia schumacherana ab. cruciana Burmann, 1949; Anisotaenia schumacherana ab. obscurana Burmann, 1949; Tortrix ulmana Hubner, [1822-1823] ;

Olindia schumacherana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in most of Europe.

The wingspan is 11–16 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July. Males fly in the sunshine, while the females fly after dark.

The larvae feed on various herbaceous plants, including Ranunculus ficaria. They fold over a leaf and feed within.

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