Cacoecimorpha
{{short description|Monotypic genus of tortrix moths}}
{{Speciesbox
| name = Cacoecimorpha pronubana
| image = Cacoecimorpha.pronubana.7707.jpg
| parent_authority = Obraztsov, 1954
| taxon = Cacoecimorpha pronubana
| authority = (Hübner, 1799)
| synonyms = {{Collapsible list|
- Tortrix pronubana Hübner, [1796-1799]
- Tortrix ambustana Frolich, in Geyer & Hübner, 1830
- Tortrix hermineana Duponchel, in Godart, 1834
- Tortrix herminiana Duponchel, in Godart, 1834
- Tortrix insolatana Lucas, 1848
- Tortrix musculana obsoletana Strand, 1901 (form)
- Tortrix perochreana Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
}}}}
Cacoecimorpha is a monotypic moth genus of the family Tortricidae. Cacoecimorpha pronubana—the carnation tortrix—is its sole species and is found in Europe, northern Africa, South Africa, Anatolia and North America.
Image:Cacoecimorpha pronubana larva.jpeg
Image:Cacoecimorpha pronubana pupa.jpeg
The wingspan is 18–22 mm for females and 15–17 mm for males. The forewings ground colour is light reddish ochreous with darker lines. The forewing costa is rounded. The hindwings are bright orange. 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.[https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/Zoologica_21_54_0001-0546.pdf pdf at Zobodat] 175
Adults are on wing from May to June and again from August to September depending on the location.
The larvae feed on a wide variety of deciduous trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants. It can become a pest on olive trees and avocados.
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110608014219/http://nlbif.eti.uva.nl/bis/tortricidae.php?menuentry=soorten&id=140 Arthropods of Economic Importance]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110217100142/http://webh01.ua.ac.be/vve/checklists/lepidoptera/Tortricidae/Cpronubana.htm Lepidoptera of Belgium]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110212030054/http://microlepidoptera.nl/soorten/species.php?speciescode=360170&p=1 Microlepidoptera.nl {{in lang|nl}}]
- [http://www.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/tortricoidea/tortricidae/tortricinae/cacoecimorpha/index.html Cacoecimorpha at funet]
- [https://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?bf=985 UKmoths]
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Category:Monotypic moth genera
Category:Moths described in 1799
Category:Tortricidae of Europe
Category:Moths of North America
Category:Taxa named by Jacob Hübner
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