Celypha rufana, the lakes marble, is a small moth species of the family Tortricidae, long known under the junior synonym C. rosaceana.
Synonyms Junior synonyms of this species are:Grabe (1942), Baixeras et al. (2009) Argyroploce rufana (Scopoli, 1763) Celypha rosaceana (Schläger, 1848) Euchromia arenana Laharpe, 1858 Phalaena rufana Scopoli, 1763 Sciaphila rosaceana Schläger, 1848 Tortrix purpurana Haworth, (non Thunberg, 1784: preoccupied) Tortrix rosetana Hübner, [1796-1799]
Description The wingspan is 15–19 mm. The basic color of the forewings is rosy or purplish (hence the Latin species name rosaceana, meaning pinkish) when the moth is freshly emerged, but it turns quickly to a dull buff tinge or a rufous coloration, with a lightly reticulated (net-like) pattern.Celypha rufana at UKmothsHantsmoths 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 423
These bivoltine moths fly during the afternoon and evening from May to July and in August and September.
The caterpillars feed in April and May mainly on the rootstock of sow thistles (Sonchus species) and common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale), but also on various other plants (Chrysanthemum leucanthemum, Artemisia vulgaris, Plantago, Achillea, etc.). They have also been reported to be myrmecophilous.Grabe (1942)
Distribution and habitat This species can be found in most of Europe.Fauna Europaea It prefers rough ground, grassland and edges of woodlands.
References
(2009): Online World Catalogue of the Tortricidae – Celypha rufana. (1942): Eigenartige Geschmacksrichtungen bei Kleinschmetterlingsraupen ["Strange tastes among micromoth caterpillars"]. Zeitschrift des Wiener Entomologen-Vereins 27: 105-109 [in German]. PDF fulltext
External links
Naturhistoriska risksmuseet Lepiforum.de