Syricoris lacunana, the dark strawberry tortrix, is a small moth species of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the Palearctic realm.
Like its congeners, it is sometimes still placed in the genus Celypha.See references in Savela (2005)
Synonyms Junior synonyms of this species are:Baixeras et al. (2009) Argyroploce lacunana var. lucivaganoides Strand, 1920 Argyroploce symmathetes Caradja, 1916 Celypha lacunana (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Loxoterma lacunana (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Olethreutes pallidana Hauder, 1918 Orthotaenia alternana Curtis, 1831 Pyralis decussana Fabricius, 1775 Penthina lacunana var. hoffmanniana Teich, 1890 Sericoris herbana Guenée, 1845 Sericoris lacunana f. fuscoapicalis Strand, 1901 Sericoris rooana Degraff, 1861 Syricoris alticola Gibeaux, 1990 Syricoris hoffmanniana (Teich, 1890) Syricoris lacunana alticola Gibeaux, 1990 Syricoris lucivaganoides (Strand, 1920) Tortrix lacunana Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
Description
Syricoris lacunana has a wingspan of . The forewings show various shades of gray brown crossed by a few thin irregular silvery lines. The caterpillars can reach a length of about and are coloured brown to dark brown. These moths are quite variable and can be confused with some other species (Olethreutes obsoletana, Celypha doubledayana, Orthotaenia undulana). 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 411
Biology The adult moths are active at dusk and fly from late April to September in the temperate part of their range (e.g. Belgium and the Netherlands). The caterpillars can be encountered from April to September.
It is a univoltine species. The larvae are polyphagous, feeding on various herbaceous plants (Daucus spec., Succisa spec., Ononis sp., Mentha sp., Caltha sp., Ranunculus sp., Inula sp., Cirsium sp., Chrysanthemum sp., Lysimachia sp., Chenopodium sp.. Urtica sp., Artemisia sp., Filipendula spec., Fragaria sp., Sanguisorba sp., Epilobium sp., Rubus sp., Salix sp., Betula sp., Ligustrum sp.. Larix spec., Picea sp.).
Distribution It is present all over Europe, in most northern countries in the east Palearctic realm, and in the Near East.
Habitat This very common species can be found in hedgerows, fields and woodland edges.
Footnotes
References (2009): Online World Catalogue of the Tortricidae – Syricoris lacunana. Version 1.3.1. Retrieved 2009-JAN-16. (2005): Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms – Celypha. Version of 2005-SEP-14. Retrieved 2010-APR-16.
External links
waarneming.nl Lepidoptera of Belgium Celypha lacunana at UKMoths Irish Moths Fauna Europaea