Strophedra weirana, the little beech piercer, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in most of Europe, except the Iberian Peninsula, part of the Balkan Peninsula, Ukraine, the Baltic region, Finland and Ireland.[2]
Strophedra weirana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Strophedra |
Species: | S. weirana |
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Strophedra weirana (Douglas, 1850)[1] | |
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The wingspan is 10–12 mm.[3] Adults are on wing in June.[4]
The larvae feed on Fagus species. They attach two leaves of their host plant together with silk and feed from within.
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