Zeiraphera griseana (Hübner, 1799)
larch tortrix, larch bud moth
on Larix, etc.
parasite
Larvae in the unfolding buds and on the young needles. Pupation in a cocoon among the litter.
host plants
Pinaceae, oligophagous
Abies alba; Larix decidua; Picea sitchensis; Pinus contorta, sylvestris; .
Primarily on Larix; only exceptionally on Abies.
phenology
Univoltine.
distribution within Europe
larva, pupa
Pictures on Lepiforum; see also Patočka & Turčáni, Swatschek.
synonyms
Enarmonia, Steganoptycha, Zeiraphera, diniana (Guenée, 1845).
references
Bradley, Tremewan & Smith (1979a), Disqué (1905a), Hancock & Bland (2015b), Lepiforum (2020), Meijerman & Ulenberg (2000a), Patočka & Turčáni (2005a), Schütze (1931a), Swatschek (1958a), Thomann (1956a).