Dichrorampha aeratana

Dichrorampha aeratana is a moth belonging to the family Tortricidae. The species was first described by Pierce and Metcalfe in 1915.[1]

Dichrorampha aeratana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Dichrorampha
Species:
D. aeratana
Binomial name
Dichrorampha aeratana
(Pierce & Metcalfe, 1915)

It is native to Europe, the Palearctic and Northern America.[2] rance The wingspan is 11–16 mm. The species is quite difficult to distinguish from Dichrorampha plumbana by external appearance, one must examine the genitalia to determine these species with certainty. This species has 3-5 narrow, silver-grey slashes along the front edge of the forewings, and some black spots along the outer edge that are drawn out to short longitudinal marks, while those in related species are often rounder. The hindwings are brown, not markedly lighter than the forewing.

The larvae live in the rhizomes of Leucanthemum vulgare. The adults wraps in May–June

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dichrorampha aeratana​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  2. "Dichrorampha aeratana (Pierce & Metcalfe, 1915)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
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