Tortrix sinapina explained

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.[1]

The larvae feed on Quercus mongolica, Quercus dentata, Lespedeza bicolor, Tilia japonica and Sorbus alnifolia.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.jpmoth.org/Tortricidae/Tortricinae/Tortrix_sinapina.html Japanese Moths
  2. http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/tortricoidea/tortricidae/tortricinae/tortrix/ Tortrix at funet
  3. https://books.google.com/books?id=ktUUAAAAIAAJ&dq=Tortrix+sinapina&pg=PA168 Lepidopterous Fauna of the USSR and Adjacent Countries