Apotomis semifasciana, the short-barred grey marble, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was first described by the English entomologist Adrian Hardy Haworth in 1811.
Life cycle Ova The eggs are laid on willows (Salix species).
Larva The larva is green; dorsal and subdorsal lines darker; head and plate of 2 yellowish-green. The larvae feed on the catkins and later the leaves of willows in May and June.
Pupa The blackish brown pupa can be found in a silken cocoon, spun between two leaves of the foodpant in June and July.
Imago The wingspan is 17–20 mm. The head and thorax are grey. The forewings are grey, closely striated with whitish . The basal patch and a subtriangular central costal blotch are fuscous, black-marked, the apex of blotch truncate, marked with a black dash. The costa posteriorly is fuscous-spotted with a darker black-dotted subterminal mark in middle. The hindwings are grey, darker posteriorly. Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf Keys and description Julius von Kennel provides a full description. Julius von Kennel, 1921, The Palaearktischen Tortriciden, eine monographische Darstellung. Stuttgart: E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung. 742 pp. - Palaearctic Tortricidae, a monograph.pdf at Zobodat 369-370
Adults are on wing from July to August, flying from late evening onwards and coming to light and sugar. . During the day they rest in foliage and are not usually easily disturbed.
Distribution It is found in most of Europe, from Ireland to Russia.
Notes The flight season refers to Great Britain and Ireland. This may vary in other parts of the range.
References
External links UKMoths Fauna Europaea
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