Zeiraphera griseana
Introduction The '''''Zeiraphera griseana''''', the '''larch tortrix''', is a moth of the family Tortricidae.Caterpillar of ''Zeiraphera griseana'' on European larch (''Larix decidua''
Description The wingspan is 16–22 mm. The long, narrow forewings are greyish brown, lightly speckled with whitish. The brown-gray hindwings are broader than the forewings.
Biology ''Zeiraphera griseana'' is a single-brooded species. Adults are on wing in July depending on the location. Larvae live inside a tube-like spinning among the leaves. They feed on the needles of ''Larix'' species (''Larix gmelini'' and ''Larix decidua''), ''Picea asperata'', ''Abies fabri'', ''Pinus sylvestris'' and ''Pinus cembra''.
Distribution This species is present in Europe, China (Hebei, Inner Mongolia, Jilin, Shaanxi, Gansu, Xinjiang), Korea, Japan, Russia and North America.
Bibliography *Friedrich-Karl Holtmeier: Tier in der Landschaft - Einfluss und ökologische Bedeutung. Ulmer Verlag, Stuttgart 2002,
References
External links *** Swedish Moths*  Bug Guide