Dichelia histrionana explained

Dichelia histrionana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found from Fennoscandia to Belgium, Italy and Greece and from the Netherlands to Poland and Romania.

The wingspan is 17–22 mm.[1] Adults are on wing from the end of May to late August.

The larvae feed on Picea and Abies species.[2] The species overwinters as a young larva in a mined needle.[3] Larvae can be found from August to June of the following year.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: microlepidoptera.nl . 2011-09-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110501012521/http://microlepidoptera.nl/soorten/species.php?speciescode=360190&p=1 . 2011-05-01 . dead .
  2. Web site: bladmineerders.nl . 2011-09-21 . 2012-09-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120927000701/http://www.bladmineerders.nl/minersf/lepidopteramin/dichelia/histrionana/histrionana.htm . dead .
  3. Web site: Lepidoptera of Belgium . 2011-09-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110909074719/http://webh01.ua.ac.be/vve/Checklists/Lepidoptera/Tortricidae/Dhistrionana.htm . 2011-09-09 . dead .

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