Dichrorampha petiverella
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Dichrorampha petiverella |
Dichrorampha petiverella is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the Palearctic realm.
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The wingspan is 10–13 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous, posteriorly irrorated with pale orange ochreous. The costa is posteriorly strigulated with whitish . There is a sharply marked whitish -yellowish rather narrow curved transverse median dorsal blotch and two dark leaden-metallic oblique streaks from the costa posteriorly. There are three or four black dots on the termen towards middle, and a whitish subapical dash. The hindwings are dark fuscous, lighter basally.The larva is pinkish-white; head yellowishbrown; plate of 2 brownish-tinged :[1]
The moth flies from April to August. [1].
The larvae feed on Achillea millefolium and tansy.
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- ^ The flight season refers to Belgium and the Netherlands. This may vary in other parts of the range.
References[]
- ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf
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Categories:
- Moths described in 1758
- Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
- Moths of Japan
- Tortricidae of Europe
- Insects of Turkey
- Olethreutinae stubs