Tosirips perpulchrana explained

Tosirips perpulchrana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the Russian Far East (Amur, Siberia), north-eastern China (Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning), Korea, Japan and Taiwan.^[1]

The wingspan is 19–21 mm for males and 25–27 mm for females. Adults are on wing in June.^[2]

The larvae feed on Salix koreensis.^[3]

Subspecies

• Tosirips perpulchrana perpulchrana (Russian Far East, north-eastern China, Korea and Taiwan)
• Tosirips perpulchrana ceramus Razowski, 1987 (Japan)

Notes and References

1. http://www.sinica.edu.tw/zool/zoolstud/39.4/319-327.pdf Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) Collected in Taiwan, with Description of one new genus and eight new species
2. https://archive.org/stream/notalepidoptero101987soci#page/90/mode/2up RAZOWSKI, J. (1987): A New Palaearctic Archipini genus (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae). — Nota lepidopterologica 10 (1): 87-92
3. Revision of Tribe Archipini (Tortricidae: Tortricinae) in Northeast China . 10.1007/BF02856773 . 2003 . Bong-Kyu . Byun . Shan-Chun . Yan . Cheng-De . Li . Journal of Forestry Research . 14 . 2 . 93–102 .