Grapholita janthinana

Grapholita janthinana, the hawthorn leafroller, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel in 1843. It is found in most of Europe, except most of the Balkan Peninsula, Ukraine, Lithuania and Estonia. The habitat consists of hedgerows, gardens and woodland edges.[3]

Grapholita janthinana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Genus:
Grapholita
Species:
G. janthinana
Binomial name
Grapholita janthinana
Synonyms
  • Coccyx janthinana Duponchel, in Godart, 1835
  • Tortrix incisana Herrich-Schaffer, 1848
  • Tortrix (Grapholitha) incisana Herrich-Schaffer, 1851

The wingspan is 9–11 mm.[4] Adults are on wing from May to early August in one generation per year.[5]

The larvae feed on Crataegus, Prunus and Sorbus species. When feeding on Crataegus, they feed within the berries, spinning two or three together with silk. The species overwinters in a cocoon before pupating.[6]

References
  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. Hants Moths
  4. "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-28.
  5. LOT Moths and Butterflies
  6. UKmoths


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