Grapholita tenebrosana Duponchel, 1843
deep-brown piercer, rose-hip tortricid, briar moth
on Rosa, (Sorbus)
parasite
The larva bores in the pulp of the hip, just below the epidermis. The mine is recognisable as a brown line; later the hip turns wrinkled and dark brown coloured. Hibernation and pupation in a cocoon, attached to a branch.
host plants
Rosaceae, oligophagous
Rosa canina, rugosa; Sorbus aucuparia.
Only rarely on Sorbus.
distribution within Europe
larva
Pictures on Lepiforum; see also Swatschek.
pupa
See Patočka & Turčáni.
synonyms
Cydia, Grapholitha tenebrosana; Grapholitha, Laspeyresia, roseticolana Zeller, 1849.
references
Bradley, Tremewan & Smith (1979a), Disqué (1905a), Hancock & Bland (2015b), Huisman, Koster, van Nieukerken & Ulenberg (2001a), Lepiforum (2019), Meijerman & Ulenberg (2000a), Patočka & Turčáni (2005a), Schütze (1931a), Swatschek (1958a), Wegner (2010a).