Celypha rurestrana

Celypha rurestrana, the hawkweed marble, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel in 1843. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Lithuania, Ukraine and the western part of the Balkan Peninsula.[1] It is also found in Turkey.[2]

Celypha rurestrana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Genus:
Celypha
Species:
C. rurestrana
Binomial name
Celypha rurestrana
(Duponchel, 1843)
Synonyms
  • Sericoris rurestrana Duponchel, in Godart, 1842
  • Argyroploce kemnerana Benander, 1943
  • Sericoris lucana Guenée, 1845
  • Sericoris lucivagana Lienig & Zeller, 1846
  • Penthina lucivagana var. remissana Fuchs, 1897
  • Penthina rupestrana Staudinger & Wocke, 1861

The wingspan is 12–17 mm. The forewings are grey, marbled with blackish brown and banded with white. The hindwings are light bronzy grey.[3] Adults are on wing from May to the beginning of August in two generations per year.[4]

The larvae feed on Hieracium umbellatum, Sonchus and Vaccinium species.[5] They feed within the roots of their host plant living within a silken tube or tent.[6] Larvae can be found from April to June. They are pale brown with a dark brown head.

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Review of the Genus Celypha Hübner, 1825 in Turkey with a New Record (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)
  3. Microlepidoptera.nl Archived July 1, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  4. Lepidoptera of Belgium Archived September 1, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  5. Swedish Moths
  6. Hantsmoths


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