Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Tortricidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Tortrix | |
Similar Apoda limacodes, Tortricinae, Tortrix, Tortrix viridana, Limacodidae | ||
Tortrix sinapina, the Japanese oak leafroller, is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in the Russian Far East (Ussuri), China (Zhejiang) and Japan (Honshu, Hokkaido).
The wingspan is 18-25 mm.
The larvae feed on Quercus mongolica, Quercus dentata, Lespedeza bicolor, Tilia japonica and Sorbus alnifolia. They roll the leaves of their host plant, creating a cigar-shaped shelter from which they feed. The larvae are green or whitish-green with a black head. The species overwinters as an egg.
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