Celypha rufana

Celypha rufana, common name lakes marble, is a small moth species of the family Tortricidae, long known under the junior synonym C. rosaceana.

Celypha rufana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Genus:
Celypha
Species:
C. rufana
Binomial name
Celypha rufana
Synonyms

Several, see text

Synonyms

Junior synonyms of this species are:[1]

  • Argyroploce rufana (Scopoli, 1763)
  • Celypha rosaceana (Schläger, 1848)
  • Euchromia arenana Laharpe, 1858
  • Phalaena rufana Scopoli, 1763
  • Sciaphila rosaceana Schläger, 1848
  • Tortrix purpurana Haworth, [1811] (non Thunberg, 1784: preoccupied)
  • Tortrix rosetana Hübner, [1796-1799]

Description

The wingspan is 15–19 mm. The basic color of the forewings is rosy or purplish (hence the Latin species name rosaceana, meaning pinkish) when the moth is freshly emerged, but it turns quickly to a dull buff tinge or a rufous coloration, with a lightly reticulated (net-like) pattern.[2][3][4]

These bivoltine moths fly during the afternoon and evening from May to July[3] and in August and September.[5]

The caterpillars feed in April and May mainly on the rootstock of sow thistles (Sonchus species) and common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale),[2][3] but also on various other plants (Chrysanthemum leucanthemum, Artemisia vulgaris, Plantago, Achillea, etc.).[5] They have also been reported to be myrmecophilous.[6]

Distribution and habitat

This species can be found in most of Europe.[7] It prefers rough ground, grassland and edges of woodlands.[2][3][8]

References
  1. Grabe (1942), Baixeras et al. (2009)
  2. "Celypha rosaceana at UKmoths". Archived from the original on 2006-02-06. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
  3. Celypha rufana at UKmoths
  4. Hantsmoths
  5. "Lot Moths". Archived from the original on 2013-09-29. Retrieved 2014-11-26.
  6. Grabe (1942)
  7. Fauna Europaea
  8. "Suffolk Moths". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2014-11-26.
  • Baixeras, J.; Brown, J.W. & Gilligan, T.M. (2009): Online World Catalogue of the Tortricidae – Celypha rufana.
  • Grabe, Albert (1942): Eigenartige Geschmacksrichtungen bei Kleinschmetterlingsraupen ["Strange tastes among micromoth caterpillars"]. Zeitschrift des Wiener Entomologen-Vereins 27: 105-109 [in German]. PDF fulltext

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