Dasystoma salicella

Dasystoma salicella, sometimes also known as the blueberry leafroller, is a moth of the family Lypusidae. It is endemic to Europe, but is an introduced species in North America.

"Blueberry leafroller" redirects here. For the other moth with this common name, see Sparganothis sulfureana.

Dasystoma salicella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lypusidae
Genus:
Dasystoma
Species:
D. salicella
Binomial name
Dasystoma salicella
(Hübner, 1796)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tinea salicella Hübner, 1796
  • Cheimophila salicella
  • Hercyna rufocrinitalis Zetterstedt, 1840

The wingspan is 6 to 10 millimetres (0.24 to 0.39 in) for females (which are not able to fly) and 17 to 20 millimetres (0.67 to 0.79 in) for males. Male The forewings are fuscous, somewhat whitish-sprinkled ; costal edge whitish-rosy ; an irregular ill-defined dark fuscous transverse rather oblique fascia before middle, not reaching dorsum, and transverse mark in disc at 2/3 each preceded by a whitish suffusion. Hindwings fuscous.Female Forewings grey, whitish -sprinkled ; blackish oblique median and posterior fasciae. Hindwings light grey.The larva is dull whitish-green ; spots grey ; head blackish ; 2 with a blackish -green crescentic plate..[2]

The moth flies in one generation from March to April depending on the location.

The larvae feed on oak, birch, willow, rhododendron plants.

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description


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