Apotomis semifasciana

Apotomis semifasciana, the short-barred grey marble, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was first described by the English entomologist Adrian Hardy Haworth in 1811.

Apotomis semifasciana
Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 6
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Apotomis
Species:
A. semifasciana
Binomial name
Apotomis semifasciana
(Haworth, [1811])
Synonyms
  • Tortrix semifasciana Haworth, [1811]
  • Paedisca semifasciana (Haworth, [1811])
  • Tortrix acutana Treitschke, 1835
  • Sericoris elutana Duponchel, in Godart, 1836

Life cycle
Ova

The eggs are laid on willows (Salix species).[1]

Larva

The larvae feed on the catkins and later the leaves of willows in May and June.[2]

Pupa

The blackish brown pupa can be found in a silken cocoon, spun between two leaves of the foodpant in June and July.[2]

Imago

The wingspan is 17–20 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August, flying from late evening onwards and coming to light and sugar. . During the day they rest in foliage and are not usually easily disturbed.[2]

Distribution

It is found in most of Europe, from Ireland to Russia.[3]

Notes
  1. ^ The flight season refers to Great Britain and Ireland. This may vary in other parts of the range.

References
  1. Emmet, A M, ed. (1988). A Field Guide To The Smaller British Lepidoptera (Second ed.). London: British Entomological and Natural History Society. p. 173. ISBN 0-9502891-6-7.
  2. Bradley, J D; Tremewan, W G; Smith, Arthur (1979). British Tortricoid Moths. Tortricidae: Olethreutinae. London: The Ray Society. pp. 44–6. ISBN 0-903874-06-7.
  3. "Apotomis semifasciana (Haworth, 1811)". PESI portal. Retrieved 27 November 2018.


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