Hedya Ochroleucana
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''Hedya ochroleucana'', the buff-tipped marble or long-cloaked marble, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in most of Europe, except part of the
Balkan Peninsula The Balkans ( ), also known as the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographical area in southeastern Europe with various geographical and historical definitions. The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains that stretch throughout the who ...
and Ukraine and east across the
Palearctic The Palearctic or Palaearctic is the largest of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. It stretches across all of Eurasia north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa. The realm consists of several bioregions: the Euro-Sibe ...
. It is also present in most of North America. The wingspan is 16–21 mm.The forewings are whitish ochreous, faintly pink-tinged, the margins posteriorly grey-spotted, The basal patch, central fascia, and included space are brown mixed with dark ashy-grey and black, the space strigulated with whitish ochreous on costa and fold. The posterior edge of the central fascia is slightly convex, indented above and below middle There are two or more black dots and a grey spot between the middle of fascia and the termen. The hindwings are grey, terminally darker.The larva is dark green ; dorsal line darker ; dots black, pale - ringed ; head and plate of 2 dark brown. Adults are on wing in June and July in western Europe.UKmoths
/ref> The larvae feed on '' Rosa'' (including cultivated varieties) and '' Malus'' species. They spin the leaves together.


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Moths described in 1828 Olethreutini Moths of Japan Moths of Europe Moths of Asia {{Olethreutini-stub