Acleris rhombana (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
rhomboid tortrix, fruit tree tortrix
on woody Rosaceae
parasite
The larvae initially bore in the buds; soon after they live in spun young leaves.
host plants
Rosaceae, oligophagous
Crataegus; Cydonia oblonga; Malus; Prunus avium, laurocerasus, maahaleb, spinosa; Pyrus communis; Rosa; Sorbus.
Perhaps rarely also Corylus; Quercus.
phenology
Univoltine; hibernation as egg.
distribution within Europe
larva
Body dirty green; head brown, posterolaterally darkly marked; prothoracic plate brown; pinacula inconspicuous. See also Swatschek.
pupa
See Patočka & Turčáni.
synonyms
Acalla, Acleris, contaminana (Hübner, 1799).
references
Bradley, Tremewan & Smith (1973a), Corley, Marabuto, Maravalhas ao (2011a), Corley, Rosete, Gonçalves ao (2018a), Diakonoff & Dorst (1982a), Disqué (1905a), Hancock & Bland (2015a), Meijerman & Ulenberg (2000a), Patočka & Turčáni (2005a), Pröse (1993q), Schütze (1931a), Swatschek (1958a).