Syndemis musculana
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Syndemis musculana is a butterfly from the family of Winder (Tortricidae).
features
The wingspan of the moth is 15 to 22 millimeters. The fore and hind wings are mostly gray in color, the color of the forewings ranges from a whitish gray to gray-brown. The intensity of the black markings is variable.
Similar species
- Choristoneura diversana ( Hübner , 1817)
Way of life
The caterpillars of Syndemis musculana reach a length of 16 to 18 millimeters and are polyphagous . Caterpillar forage plants include Rubus spec. , Birches ( Betula spec. ), Oaks ( Quercus spec. ) And a variety of other trees, shrubs and grasses such as spruce ( Picea spec. ), Larches ( Larix spec. ), Willows ( Salix spec. ), Devil's bite ( Succisa spec.) ), Bindweed ( Calystegia spec. ), Meadow button ( Poterium spec. ) And ragweeds ( Senecio spec. ). The larvae feed in a web of leaves or a leaf that is woven together.
Flight and caterpillar times
Syndemis musculana forms a generation a year that flies from April to June. The caterpillars can be found from July to September. The fully developed caterpillars overwinter and pupate in the following year from April to May.
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Ian Kimber: Guide to the moths of Great Britain and Ireland. (online, accessed on October 8, 2006) ( Memento of the original from September 29, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ The Larger Moths of Suffolk. (online, accessed October 8, 2006)
Web links
- www.lepiforum.de Taxonomy and photos
- Syndemis musculana in Fauna Europaea
- Ian Kimber: Guide to the moths of Great Britain and Ireland (English)