Notocelia cynosbatella

Notocelia cynosbatella is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found from Europe to eastern Russia, it is also found in Asia Minor, Iran, Kazakhstan, China and Mongolia.[2]

Notocelia cynosbatella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Notocelia
Species:
N. cynosbatella
Binomial name
Notocelia cynosbatella
Synonyms
  • Phalaena cynosbatella Linnaeus, 1758
  • Pyralis cynosbana Fabricius, 1775
  • Phalaena cynosbatelta Linnaeus, 1761
  • Tortrix tripunctana [Denis & Schiffermuller], 1775
  • Epiblema tripunctata Palm, 1947

The wingspan is 16–22 mm. Adults are on wing in May and June.

The larvae feed on Rosa and occasionally also on Rubus, Pyrus, Malus, Prunus, Cydonia, Myrica, Carpinus and Quercus. The larvae damage cultivated roses, feeding in the flower buds and young shoots or between two spun leaves. There is only little damage to the foliage, but infested shoots can be distorted and flower buds destroyed.

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