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Celypha lacunana
([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
The Common marble (Celypha lacunana) is a small moth of the family Tortricidae has a wingspan of 14-18 mm. It is a fairly common species, and often you can see, if disturbed, during the day in the vegetation along wooded fringes, grassy fields and hedgerows. Mainly dusk and / or night is often they are attracted by artificial light. It is distributed in Europe (including Iceland), Kashmir, China, Russia, Eastern Europe, Korea (single record) and Japan. The front wing has background color creamy white, with a light faint olive ; also it presents markings brown / blackish spread and shaded in pale olive green; the outer edge and irregular, with furrow deeper in the central area; the median band is wide, partially interrupted on the inner edge by a longitudinal strip earth color, which it extends up to near the outer edge; The hind wings are gray, fringed with pale, faded in the area of the summit in a darker gray. Variants: The general coloration and markings of the front wings show a wide range of minor variations. They are reported examples of very light color, like specimens very dark , or samples strongly marked, or even blackish almost monochromatic. Bradley et al., 1979, also mentions dwarf forms, in the UK. Eggs have a lenticular shape and are stored in batches of two or three on the upper surface of the leaves, along the veins. They hatch after about 10 days, by venting the larvae that grow up to 14 mm in length; They head brown / yellow or brown, marked side of black, or sometimes completely black; the prothorax ranges from yellowish brown to black, edged front of gray; the abdomen, which changes color depending on the plant food can have these colors: light yellow, cream, green, gray-white, dark brown to blackish brown, usually with a topline darker; whitish bristles, spiracles blacks; paws from cream to yellowish brown or black. The larvae feed on the leaves, spun or young shoots and flowers of herbaceous plants The latest generation of larvae, which are found in September and October; Overwinters in this stage on the plant, leaves spun, buds and flowers of a wide range of herbaceous plants. The pupa has a brilliant dark brown or blackish. The pupation takes place at the base of the plant in the dry leaves. Sometimes considered important pest of strawberries, the damage to the same are caused by the larvae that feed on the leaves spun or especially in young shoots and flowers. The larvae are also known as pest of ornamental plants from the garden (Alford, 1995). Virtually polyphagous larvae feed on the following plants: Anthriscus, Artemisia vulgaris Artemisia Filipendula, Artiplex, Betula, Caltha, Chenopodium, Chrysanthemum, Cirsium, Comarium, Epilobium, Daucus, Fagus, meadowsweet, Fragaria (strawberry), Hibiscus syriacus, Humulus, Inula, Lamium, Larix, Ligustrum, lysimachia, Malus, Martricaria, Mentha (Mint), Ononis, Picea sitchensis, Pteridium aquilinum, Ranunculus, Rubus Caesius, Rubus idaeus (raspberry), Salix, Sanguisorba, Spiraea, Succisa, Nettle, Vicia (vetch).
Celypha lacunana
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