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Grapholita discretana

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Grapholita discretana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Grapholita
Species:
G. discretana
Binomial name
Grapholita discretana
Synonyms
  • Grapholitha geniculana Laharpe, 1858
  • Cydia discretana

Grapholita discretana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Maximilian Ferdinand Wocke in 1861. It is found in most of Europe, except Great Britain, Ireland, the Iberian Peninsula and most of the Balkan Peninsula.

The wingspan is 15–19 mm. Adults are recorded on the wing from May to June.[3]

The larvae feed on Humulus lupulus. The species overwinters in the larval stage.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Tortricid.net
  2. ^ Fauna Europaea
  3. ^ "V-haakspiegelmot Grapholita discretana (Wocke, 1861)". Microlepidoptera.nl. Archived from the original on 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2013-11-28.
  4. ^ Lepiforum e.V.