Fig splay-winged butterfly
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Fig splaywing butterfly |
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Choreutis nemorana | ||||||||||||
( Huebner , 1799) |
The Fig-Spreizflügelfalter ( Choreutis nemorana ) is a butterfly from the family of the Spreizflügelfalter (Choreutidae). It occurs mainly in the Canaries , Madeira , the Mediterranean , North Africa in Asia and also in Central Europe .
The wingspan is 16 to 20 millimeters.
The caterpillars feed on fig leaves. For protection they put on a web of silk threads. The moths of the summer generation hatch in July. A second generation hatches in autumn and hibernates.
The species damages the leaves of the fig ( Ficus carica ) and causes not only feeding spots but also warping and discoloration.
Web links
- Googlebooks: Pests of fruit crops: a color handbook (Obstschädlinge: Ein Farbiges Handbuch (English))
- Lepiforum e. V. Photos
- Choreutis nemorana at Fauna Europaea. Retrieved May 25, 2011