| Short-barred grey marble | |
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| Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 6 | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Apotomis |
| Species: | A. semifasciana |
| Binomial name | |
| Apotomis semifasciana (Haworth, ) | |
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Apotomis semifasciana, the short-barred grey marble, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was first described by the English entomologist Adrian Hardy Haworth in 1811.
Life cycle
- Ova
The eggs are laid on willows (Salix species).
- Larva
The larva is green; dorsal and subdorsal lines darker; head and plate of 2 yellowish-green. The larvae feed on the catkins and later the leaves of willows in May and June.
- Pupa
The blackish brown pupa can be found in a silken cocoon, spun between two leaves of the foodpant in June and July.
- Imago
The wingspan is 17–20 mm. The head and thorax are grey. The forewings are grey, closely striated with whitish . The basal patch and a subtriangular central costal blotch are fuscous, black-marked, the apex of blotch truncate, marked with a black dash. The costa posteriorly is fuscous-spotted with a darker black-dotted subterminal mark in middle. The hindwings are grey, darker posteriorly. Julius von Kennel provides a full description.
Adults are on wing from July to August, flying from late evening onwards and coming to light and sugar. . During the day they rest in foliage and are not usually easily disturbed.
Distribution
It is found in most of Europe, from Ireland to Russia.
Notes
- The flight season refers to Great Britain and Ireland. This may vary in other parts of the range.
References
- Emmet, A M, ed. (1988). A Field Guide To The Smaller British Lepidoptera (Second ed.). London: British Entomological and Natural History Society. p. 173. ISBN 0-9502891-6-7.
- ^ Bradley, J D; Tremewan, W G; Smith, Arthur (1979). British Tortricoid Moths. Tortricidae: Olethreutinae. London: The Ray Society. pp. 44–6. ISBN 0-903874-06-7.
- Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
- Julius von Kennel, 1921, The Palaearktischen Tortriciden, eine monographische Darstellung. Stuttgart: E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung. 742 pp. - Palaearctic Tortricidae, a monograph.pdf at Zobodat 369-370
- "Apotomis semifasciana (Haworth, 1811)". PESI portal. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
External links
- UKMoths
- Fauna Europaea
Media related to Apotomis semifasciana at Wikimedia Commons
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| Apotomis semifasciana |
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