Rhopobota naevana

Rhopobota naevana, the holly tortrix moth, holly leaf tier or blackheaded fireworm, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found from Europe (including the British Isles) to eastern Russia, China (Tianjin, Hebei, Inner Mongolia, Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian, Jiangxi, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Tibet, Shaanxi, Gansu), Taiwan, Mongolia, Korea and Japan.[2] It is also present in India, Sri Lanka and North America.

Rhopobota naevana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Rhopobota
Species:
R. naevana
Binomial name
Rhopobota naevana
(Hubner, [1814-1817])[1]
Synonyms
  • Tortrix naevana Hubner, [1814-1817]
  • Lithographia geminana Stephens, 1852
  • Epinotia ilicifoliana Kearfott, 1907
  • Sciaphila luctiferana Walker, 1863
  • Laspeyresia malivorella Matsumura, 1931
  • Acroclita microrrhyncha Meyrick, 1931
  • Rhopobota naebana Park, in Shin, 1983
  • Tortrix unipunctana Haworth, [1811]
  • Anchylopera vacciniana Packard, 1869

The wingspan is 12–16 mm. Adults are on wing from late June to early September.

The larvae feed on Vaccinium, Erica carnea, Ilex, Malus, Crataegus, Sorbus, Prunus, Pyrus and Rhamnus. The larvae can be a pest on cultivated apple, pear and cranberry, eating young leaves, flowers and occasionally, newly set fruits. They can also kill young lateral shoots.

References
  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Catalogue of Eucosmini from China (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)
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