Hedya dimidiana

Hedya dimidiana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Carl Alexander Clerck in 1759. It is found from most of Europe, through Russia to Japan. It has also been recorded from Vietnam.[3]

Hedya dimidiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Genus:
Hedya
Species:
H. dimidiana
Binomial name
Hedya dimidiana
(Clerck, 1759)[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Phalaena dimidiana Clerck, 1759
  • Phalaena (Tortrix) schraeberiana Linnaeus, 1767
  • Phalaena (Tortrix) schreberiana Linnaeus, 1761
  • Paedisca scraeberiana Duponchel, in Godart, 1836
  • Phalaena screberiana Clerck, 1764

The wingspan is 14–18 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from June to July.[4]

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Prunus padus,[5] Prunus avium, Prunus cerasus, Prunus armeniaca and Sorbus species. Larvae can be found from August to April.

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Tortricid.net
  3. "Taxonomy Browser: Hedya". Barcode of Life Data System (BOLD). Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  4. Swedish Moths
  5. Lepiforum e.V.


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