Dichelia histrionana

Species of moth

Dichelia histrionana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found from Fennoscandia to Belgium, Italy and Greece and from the Netherlands to Poland and Romania.

The wingspan is 17–22 mm.^[2] Adults are on wing from the end of May to late August.

The larvae feed on Picea and Abies species.^[3] The species overwinters as a young larva in a mined needle.^[4] Larvae can be found from August to June of the following year.

References

1. Fauna Europaea
2. "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2011-05-01. Retrieved 2011-09-21.
3. "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-27. Retrieved 2011-09-21.
4. "Lepidoptera of Belgium". Archived from the original on 2011-09-09. Retrieved 2011-09-21.