Choristoneura simonyi

Choristoneura simonyi is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found on the Canary Islands.[2]

Choristoneura simonyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Genus:
Choristoneura
Species:
C. simonyi
Binomial name
Choristoneura simonyi
(Rebel, 1892)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pandemis simonyi Rebel, 1892
  • Pandemis mactana Rebel, in Rebel & Rogenhofer, 1896
  • Pandemis persimilana Rebel, in Rebel & Rogenhofer, 1894

The wingspan is 16–19 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on Adenocarpus and Globularia species,[4] as well as on Nicotiana glauca.

References
  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. lepiforum.de
  4. Brown, J. W., G. Robinson & J. A. Powell. 2008. Food plant database of the leafrollers of the world (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) (Version 1.0)


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