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Grapholita Gemmiferana
''Grapholita gemmiferana'' is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. Distribution This species is present in most of Europe and in the Near East. Description ''Grapholita gemmiferana'' has a wingspan of . These moths are characterized by a basically slate-colored forewings, with an orange-ochreous color in the distal area, also showing various silvery lines and spots. Females are usually darker. This species is rather similar to ''Grapholita caecana''. Biology Adult moths fly from April to July, caterpillars can be found from June to September. Larvae feed within spun leaves of the narrow-leaved everlasting-pea (''Lathyrus sylvestris'') and on the pods of ''Lathyrus pannonicus''. They overwinter in a cocoon from August- September and pupate in April. References External links * * Pathpiva Grapholitini {{Olethreutinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, but there are also crepuscular and diurnal species. Differences between butterflies and moths While the butterflies form a monophyletic group, the moths, comprising the rest of the Lepidoptera, do not. Many attempts have been made to group the superfamilies of the Lepidoptera into natural groups, most of which fail because one of the two groups is not monophyletic: Microlepidoptera and Macrolepidoptera, Heterocera and Rhopalocera, Jugatae and Frenatae, Monotrysia and Ditrysia.Scoble, MJ 1995. The Lepidoptera: Form, function and diversity. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press; 404 p. Although the rules for distinguishing moths from butterflies are not well establishe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
