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Zeiraphera rufimitrana

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Species of moth

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

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. It was first recorded from the Netherlands by Kuchlein and Naves in 1999.

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.

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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Taxon identifiers
Zeiraphera rufimitrana


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