990700n –
19700 viridana
Linnaeus, 1758
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| Synonymy: |
viridana Linnaeus, 1758 (APHIS) |
| Distribution: |
North Africa and Europe; not found in North America north of Mexico. |
| Seasonality: |
Completes a single generation per year. Adults are present May-June |
| Host Plants: |
Larval hosts include representatives of the Aceraceae, Betulaceae, Fagaceae, Rosaceae, Salicaceae, and Urticaceae. Some hosts of importance include Acer spp. (maple), Vaccinium spp (blueberry), Fagus sylvatica (European beech), Quercus spp. (oak), Prunus armeniaca (apricot), Populus spp (aspen, cottonwood), Salix spp. (willow) and Urtica spp (nettle). |
| Description: |
Forewings are uniformly green with pale whitish wing fringe. |
| Similar : Species |
- This is the only tortricid moth that is uniformly green, lacking any pattern elements.
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| References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.) |
- (1) Gilligan, T.M., and Epstein, M.E. 2012. Tortricids of Agricultural Importance website
- (2) Species Page at BOLD Barcoding Project - website.
- (3) Zlatkov, B.,V. Vergilov, J.V. Pérez Santa-Rita, J. Baixeras, 2023. First 3-D reconstruction of copulation in Lepidoptera: interaction of genitalia in Tortrix viridana (Tortricidae). Frontiers in Zoology, 20(22): 1-21.
- Species Page at Tortricid ID - Identification Technology Program (ITP)
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