Syricoris lacunana
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Syricoris |
| Species: | S. lacunana
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| Binomial name | |
| Syricoris lacunana (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
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Syricoris lacunana, the dark strawberry tortrix, is a small moth species of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the Palearctic realm.
Like its
Synonyms
- Argyroploce lacunana var. lucivaganoides Strand, 1920
- Argyroploce symmathetes Caradja, 1916
- Celypha lacunana (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
- Loxoterma lacunana (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
- Olethreutes pallidana Hauder, 1918
- Orthotaenia alternana Curtis, 1831
- Pyralis decussana Fabricius, 1775
- Penthina lacunana var. hoffmanniana Teich, 1890
- Sericoris herbana Guenée, 1845
- Sericoris lacunana f. fuscoapicalis Strand, 1901
- Sericoris rooana Degraff, 1861
- Syricoris alticola Gibeaux, 1990
- Syricoris hoffmanniana (Teich, 1890)
- Syricoris lacunana alticola Gibeaux, 1990
- Syricoris lucivaganoides (Strand, 1920)
- Tortrix lacunana Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
Description
Syricoris lacunana has a wingspan of 16–18 millimetres (0.63–0.71 in). The forewings show various shades of gray brown crossed by a few thin irregular silvery lines. The caterpillars can reach a length of about 15 millimetres (0.59 in) and are coloured brown to dark brown. These moths are quite variable and can be confused with some other species (Olethreutes obsoletana, Celypha doubledayana, Orthotaenia undulana).Julius von Kennel provides a full description. [3]
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Biology
The adult moths are active at dusk and fly from late April to September in the
It is a
Distribution
It is present all over Europe, in most northern countries in the east Palearctic realm, and in the Near East.
Habitat
This very common species can be found in hedgerows, fields and woodland edges.
Footnotes
- ^ See references in Savela (2005)
- ^ Baixeras et al. (2009)
- Palaearctic Tortricidae, a monograph.pdf at Zobodat411
References
- Baixeras, J.; Brown, J.W. & Gilligan, T.M. (2009): Online World Catalogue of the Tortricidae – Syricoris lacunana. Version 1.3.1. Retrieved 2009-JAN-16.
- Savela, Markku (2005): Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms – Celypha. Version of 2005-SEP-14. Retrieved 2010-APR-16.
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