Ptycholomoides aeriferana (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)
yellow larch tortrix
on Larix
parasite
The larva lives between spun needles; here also the pupation.
host plants
Pinaceae, monophagous
Larix decidua.
Reports from Acer platanoides, pseudoplatanus, Betula need confirmation.
distribution within Europe
larva
Body green; prothoracic plate brown, medially black; anal plate yellowish green; see also Swatschek.
pupa
See Patočka & Turčáni.
synonyms
Cacoecia aeriferana.
references
Bradley, Tremewan & Smith (1973a), Hancock & Bland (2015a), Meijerman & Ulenberg (2000a), Patočka & Turčáni (2005a), Schütze (1931a), Swatschek (1958a), Thomann (1956a).