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Spatalistis christophana

Synonyms: Tortrix christophana (homotypic); Tortrix exuberans; Tortrix joannisi

Wikipedia Abstract

Spatalistis christophana is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Taiwan, China (Zhejiang, Manchuria), Korea, the Russian Far East and Japan. The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are bright yellow at the base and narrowly along the costa and termen, the remainder of the wing rich red-brown, chestnut-brown or pale chocolate-brown in different varieties. The darker colour has the appearance of a large quadrate patch overflowing the wing from the dorsum, the whole of which it occupies from near the base to the tornus, its anterior margin tending obliquely outwards towards the costa and its upper and outer margins running parallel with the outline of the wing. There are also one or two small streaks connecting it above with the costa. Throughout this patch are a gre
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Prey / Diet

Quercus acuta (Japanese Evergreen Oak)[1]
Quercus cerris (Turkey Oak)[1]
Quercus mongolica (Mongolian Oak)[1]

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Attributes / relations provided by
1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0