Syricoris lacunana

Syricoris lacunana
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Syricoris
Species:	S. lacunana
Binomial name
	Syricoris lacunana; (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Synonyms
	Numerous, see text

Syricoris lacunana, the dark strawberry tortrix, is a small moth species of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the Palearctic realm.

Like its congeners, it is sometimes still placed in the genus Celypha.^[1]

Synonyms

Junior synonyms of this species are:^[2]

Argyroploce lacunana var. lucivaganoides Strand, 1920
Argyroploce symmathetes Caradja, 1916
Celypha lacunana (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Loxoterma lacunana (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Olethreutes pallidana Hauder, 1918
Orthotaenia alternana Curtis, 1831
Pyralis decussana Fabricius, 1775
Penthina lacunana var. hoffmanniana Teich, 1890
Sericoris herbana Guenée, 1845
Sericoris lacunana f. fuscoapicalis Strand, 1901
Sericoris rooana Degraff, 1861
Syricoris alticola Gibeaux, 1990
Syricoris hoffmanniana (Teich, 1890)
Syricoris lacunana alticola Gibeaux, 1990
Syricoris lucivaganoides (Strand, 1920)
Tortrix lacunana Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775

Description

Dorsal view

Syricoris lacunana has a wingspan of 16–18 millimetres (0.63–0.71 in). The forewings show various shades of gray brown crossed by a few thin irregular silvery lines. The caterpillars can reach a length of about 15 millimetres (0.59 in) and are coloured brown to dark brown. These moths are quite variable and can be confused with some other species (Olethreutes obsoletana, Celypha doubledayana, Orthotaenia undulana). Julius von Kennel provides a full description.^[3]

Caterpillar

Biology

The adult moths are active at dusk and fly from late April to September in the temperate part of their range (e.g. Belgium and the Netherlands). The caterpillars can be encountered from April to September.

It is a univoltine species. The larvae are polyphagous, feeding on various herbaceous plants (Daucus spec., Succisa spec., Ononis sp., Mentha sp., Caltha sp., Ranunculus sp., Inula sp., Cirsium sp., Chrysanthemum sp., Lysimachia sp., Chenopodium sp.. Urtica sp., Artemisia sp., Filipendula spec., Fragaria sp., Sanguisorba sp., Epilobium sp., Rubus sp., Salix sp., Betula sp., Ligustrum sp.. Larix spec., Picea sp.).

Distribution

It is present all over Europe, in most northern countries in the east Palearctic realm, and in the Near East.

Habitat

This very common species can be found in hedgerows, fields and woodland edges.

Footnotes

^ See references in Savela (2005)
^ Baixeras et al. (2009)
^ Julius von Kennel, 1921, The Palaearktischen Tortriciden, eine monographische Darstellung. Stuttgart: E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung. 742 pp. - Palaearctic Tortricidae, a monograph.pdf at Zobodat 411

References

Baixeras, J.; Brown, J.W. & Gilligan, T.M. (2009): Online World Catalogue of the Tortricidae – Syricoris lacunana. Version 1.3.1. Retrieved 2009-JAN-16.
Savela, Markku (2005): Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms – Celypha. Version of 2005-SEP-14. Retrieved 2010-APR-16.

External links

[1] See references in Savela (2005)

[2] Baixeras et al. (2009)

[3] Julius von Kennel, 1921, The Palaearktischen Tortriciden, eine monographische Darstellung. Stuttgart: E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung. 742 pp. - Palaearctic Tortricidae, a monograph.pdf at Zobodat 411

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