Lozotaeniodes cupressana

Lozotaeniodes cupressana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in France, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Slovenia, North Africa and the Near East.[2]

Lozotaeniodes cupressana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Lozotaeniodes
Species:
L. cupressana
Binomial name
Lozotaeniodes cupressana
(Duponchel, in Godart, 1836)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tortrix cupressana Duponchel, in Godart, 1836
  • Tortrix compressana Boyer de Fons-Colombre, 1840
  • Semasia lucasiana Soffner, 1957
  • Lozotaeniodes nobilana Kuznetzov, in Medvedev, 1978
  • Coccyx nobiliana Staudinger, 1859

The wingspan is 22–27 mm. Adults are on wing from April to June.

The larvae feed on Juniperus oxycedrus and Juniperus macrocarpa. Larvae can be found from March to June.

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