Olethreutes arcuella | |
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Adult | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Olethreutes |
Species: | O. arcuella
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Binomial name | |
Olethreutes arcuella (
Clerck, 1759)
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Synonyms | |
Several, see text |
Olethreutes arcuella, the arched marble, is a colorful small moth species of the family Tortricidae.
Junior synonyms of this species are: [1]
This species can be found in most of Europe, in the eastern Palearctic realm, and in the Near East. [2]
These moths inhabit woodland, fields, hill pasture and heaths. [3]
Olethreutes arcuella has a wingspan of 14–18 mm. [3] Forewings of these medium size moths have an orange-rufous ground colour, with some yellow patches, a few metallic blue-grey or silver-colored streaks and a wide black marking in the middle, which includes a row of three small, silver colored spots. The hindwings are brown. [3] The caterpillars are purplish- gray to violet-brown and have a yellowish-brown head. [4]
This species is quite similar to Olethreutes subtilana, but has rather narrower wings.
This species usually has one generation ( univoltine). [4] The flight time of these day-active moths ranges between late May and August. [3] The caterpillars feed on dead and dried out leaves and similar plant material. [3] [5] [6] Also pupation takes place in plant debris. [7]
Olethreutes arcuella | |
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Adult | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Olethreutes |
Species: | O. arcuella
|
Binomial name | |
Olethreutes arcuella (
Clerck, 1759)
| |
Synonyms | |
Several, see text |
Olethreutes arcuella, the arched marble, is a colorful small moth species of the family Tortricidae.
Junior synonyms of this species are: [1]
This species can be found in most of Europe, in the eastern Palearctic realm, and in the Near East. [2]
These moths inhabit woodland, fields, hill pasture and heaths. [3]
Olethreutes arcuella has a wingspan of 14–18 mm. [3] Forewings of these medium size moths have an orange-rufous ground colour, with some yellow patches, a few metallic blue-grey or silver-colored streaks and a wide black marking in the middle, which includes a row of three small, silver colored spots. The hindwings are brown. [3] The caterpillars are purplish- gray to violet-brown and have a yellowish-brown head. [4]
This species is quite similar to Olethreutes subtilana, but has rather narrower wings.
This species usually has one generation ( univoltine). [4] The flight time of these day-active moths ranges between late May and August. [3] The caterpillars feed on dead and dried out leaves and similar plant material. [3] [5] [6] Also pupation takes place in plant debris. [7]