''Hedya pruniana'', the plum tortrix, is a species of
moth of the family
Tortricidae. It is found in the
Palearctic realm. In central Europe, it is a common species. In the east, the range extends through
Anatolia and
Iran, the
Ural,
Transcaucasia and western
Kazakhstan to the
Far East.
The
wingspan is 15–19 mm.The forewings are white, sometimes partly ochreous-tinged, more or less strigulated posteriorly with dark fuscous. The basal patch, central fascia, and included
space are dark brown mixed with dark ashy-fuscous and blackish, somewhat whitish-sprinkled, especially in the space on costa and fold.The posterior edge of the fascia has an angular prominence in middle, sometimes followed by one or two dark dots. There isa greyish subterminal streak and the extreme apex is blackish-fuscous. The hindwings are grey, darker in the female . The larva is bright green ; tubercular spots, head, and plate of 2 black.
[Meyrick, E., 1895 ''A Handbook of British Lepidoptera'' MacMillan, Londo]
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Keys and description
Adults are on wing from May to August.
The larvae feed on various plant, including ''
Prunus spinosa'', ''
Crataegus
''Crataegus'' (), commonly called hawthorn, quickthorn, thornapple, Voss, E. G. 1985. ''Michigan Flora: A guide to the identification and occurrence of the native and naturalized seed-plants of the state. Part II: Dicots (Saururaceae–Cornacea ...
'', ''
Rosa'', ''
Sorbus'' and ''
Corylus avellana''. The larvae can be found from July/August to April/May. The species overwinters in the larval stage.
References
External links
Lepiforum e. V.Fauna Europaea
Olethreutinae
Moths of Europe
Insects of Turkey
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