Zeiraphera rufimitrana

Zeiraphera rufimitrana, the red-headed fir tortricid, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found from central Europe to eastern Russia, Mongolia, the Korean Peninsula, China (Jilin, Heilongjiang) and Japan.[2] It was first recorded from the Netherlands by Kuchlein and Naves in 1999.

Zeiraphera rufimitrana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Genus:
Zeiraphera
Species:
Z. rufimitrana
Binomial name
Zeiraphera rufimitrana
Synonyms
  • Tortrix (Coccyx) rufimitrana Herrich-Schffer, 1851
  • Zeiraphera truncata Oku, 1968

The wingspan is 12–16 mm. Adults are on wing from the end of June to August.

The larvae of ssp. truncata feed on Abies sachalinensis. Larvae of the nominate subspecies feed on Abies alba, Abies cephalonica, Abies balsamea, Pinus pinea and Picea excelsa. The larvae feed in buds and on new needles. The infested crowns may stain reddish.

Subspecies
  • Zeiraphera rufimitrana rufimitrana
  • Zeiraphera rufimitrana truncata Oku, 1968 (Japan)

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


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