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Tortrix sinapina

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Species of moth

Tortrix sinapina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Tortrix
Species: T. sinapina
Binomial name
Tortrix sinapina
(Butler, 1879)
Synonyms
  • Pandemis sinapina Butler, 1879
  • Tortrix kawabei Razowski, 1966

Tortrix sinapina, the Japanese oak leafroller, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the Russian Far East (Ussuri), China (Zhejiang) and Japan (Honshu, Hokkaido).

The wingspan is 18–25 mm.

The larvae feed on Quercus mongolica, Quercus dentata, Lespedeza bicolor, Tilia japonica and Sorbus alnifolia.

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Japanese Moths
  3. Tortrix at funet
  4. Lepidopterous Fauna of the USSR and Adjacent Countries
Taxon identifiers
Tortrix sinapina


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