Philedone

Philedone is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Tortricinae of the family Tortricidae.[1] It contains only one species, Philedone gerningana, the cinquefoil tortrix or cinquefoil twist, which is found in Asia and Europe. It was first described by the Austrian lepidopterists Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775.

Philedone
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Subfamily:
Tortricinae
Genus:
Philedone

Hubner, [1825]
Species:
P. gerningana
Binomial name
Philedone gerningana
([ Denis & Schiffermuller ], 1775)
Synonyms
List
    • Amphisa Curtis, 1828
    • Amphysa Guenee, 1845
    • Tortrix gerningana [Denis & Schiffermuller], 1775
    • Amphisa gerningiana Stephens, 1829
    • Tortrix pectinana Hubner, [1796-1799]

Description

The wingspan is 13-16 mm. The antennal pectinations are moderately long. The forewings are yellow-ochreous, darker-strigulated. The basal area is browner and undefined. There is a broad central fascia and costal patch, both red-brown. The hindwings are rather dark grey. The larva is dull greenish; head is reddish-ochreous.[2]

The larvae is polyphagous, feeding on Lotus, Plantago, Scabiosa, Peucedanum, Potentilla and Vaccinium species, as well as thrift (Armeria maritima), aspen (Populus tremula) Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) and silver fir (Abies alba). They feed in May and June, in uncultivated areas on spun leaves and flowers,[3][4]

Distribution

Philedone gerningana is found in most of Europe (except Portugal and the southern part of the Balkan Peninsula) and the Near East, east to eastern Russia.[5] The main habitat is heath.[6]

See also

References
  1. Baixeras, J.; Brown, J. W. & Gilligan, T. M. "Online World Catalogue of the Tortricidae". Tortricidae.com. Retrieved January 20, 2009.
  2. Meyrick, Edward (1895). A handbook of British Lepidoptera. London: Macmillan.
  3. Kimber, Ian. "Philedone gerningana ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)". UKmoths. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  4. Bradley, J D; Tremewan, W G; Smith, Arthur; Hargreaves, Brian (1973). British Tortricoid Moths. Cochylidae and Tortricidae: Tortricinae. London: Ray Society. pp. 137–9. ISBN 0-903874-01-6.
  5. "Philedone gerningana (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  6. "49.008 [B&F: 1008] Philedone gerningana ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)". Hants Moth. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  • Bolshakov, L.V. ; Ruchin, A.B. ; Kurmaeva, D.K. ; Semishin, G.B. & Polumordvinov, O.A., 2010: To the knowledge of Lepidoptera fauna in the Republic of Mordovia. Caucasian Entomological Bulletin, 6 (1): 71–84. Abstract:


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