''Notocelia trimaculana'' is a
moth of the family
Tortricidae. It is found in the
Palearctic realm.
The
wingspan is 15–18 mm. It differs from ''
Notocelia rosaecolana'' as follows : forewings somewhat narrower, costa less arched, fold reaching middle, ground-colour much mixed and marked with grey except on a quadrate dorsal spot beyond basal patch ; hindwings grey.
The larva is reddish-brown, sometimes tinged with greenish ; head light brown ; plate of 2 black : on hawthorn.
[Meyrick, E., 1895 ''A Handbook of British Lepidoptera'' MacMillan, Londo]
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Keys and description
The moth flies from June to July depending on the location.
The larvae feed on ''
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 ...
'', ''
Prunus spinosa'' and ''
Pyrus
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'' .
References
External links
Microplepidoptera.nl UK Moths
Olethreutinae
Moths of Europe
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