Phtheochroa schreibersiana explained

Phtheochroa schreibersiana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found from Europe (Sweden, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Spain, Corsica, Sardinia, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Poland, Romania, Estonia, Latvia) to the Near East,[1] the Caucasus and southern Russia (Sarepta).[2] The habitat consists of hedgerows, marshes, river-banks and other damp areas.[3]

The wingspan is 12–14 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from May to June, in one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Ulmus minor, Prunus padus and Populus species. The species overwinters in the larval stage.[4]

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20140407062910/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=439474 Fauna Europaea
  2. http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/tortricoidea/tortricidae/tortricinae/phtheochroa/index.html Phtheochroa at funet
  3. http://www.hantsmoths.org.uk/species/0922.php Hants Moths
  4. http://wiki.bugwood.org/Archive:Tortricids/Phtheochroa_schreibersiana Bug Wood