Zeiraphera isertana

Zeiraphera isertana
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Zeiraphera
Species:	Z. isertana
Binomial name
	Zeiraphera isertana; (Fabricius, 1794)[1]
Synonyms
	Pyralis isertana Fabricius, 1794 ; Tortrix adustana Hubner, [1811-1813] ; Pyralis communana Fabricius, 1794 ; Tortrix corticana Hubner, [1811-1813] ; Pyralis cuiviana Fabricius, 1794 ; Epinotia kuhlweiniana Hubner, [1825] 1816 ; Zeiraphera licheana Treitschke, 1829 ; Steganoptycha corticana var. nigricans Sorhagen, 1882 ; Steganoptycha corticana var. steiniana Sorhagen, 1882 ; Eucosma isertana f. wautersi Dufrane, 1955 ;

Zeiraphera isertana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in China (Liaoning, Gansu, Qinghai), Russia, Europe[2] and the Near East.

The wingspan is 13–18 mm. This species is very variable in its colour pattern. The dorsal edge of the forewings often has lighter spots. The moth flies from July to August in western Europe.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Quercus, Pyrus and Ulmus species.

References

External links

waarneming.nl (in Dutch) Archived 2012-07-22 at the Wayback Machine.
Lepidoptera of Belgium Archived 2012-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
Zeiraphera isertana at UK Moths

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[1] tortricidae.com

[2] Catalogue of Eucosmini from China (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)