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Larch budmoth

Zeiraphera griseana (Hübner, [1796-1799])

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The larch budmoth (Zeiraphera griseana) is a species in the family Tortricidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the larch budmoth

Weight
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Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the larch budmoth live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the larch budmoth as introduced in 1 country.

  1. Iceland

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the larch budmoth endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the larch budmoth classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyTortricidae
  6. genusZeiraphera
  7. SpeciesZeiraphera griseana (Hübner, [1796-1799])

Synonyms Eucosma diniana, Grapholitha pinicolana, Poecilochroma occultana, Sphaleroptera diniana, Steganoptycha diniana, Steganoptycha diniana var. desertana, Tortrix griseana, Zeiraphera desertana, Zeiraphera diniana, Zeiraphera occultana, Zeiraphera pinicolana

Other names and names in other languages (19)
  • Larch tortrixEnglish
  • obaleč modřínovýCzech
  • Tortrics LlarwyddWelsh
  • LærkeviklerDanish
  • Grauer LärchenwicklerGerman
  • Polilla del alerceSpanish
  • havupunoskääriäinenFinnish
  • FuruvevjariFaroese
  • Tordeuse grise du MélèzeFrench
  • ハイイロアミメハマキJapanese
  • bartrekveldviklerNorwegian Bokmål
  • Grijze lariksbladrollerDutch
  • bartrekveldviklarNorwegian Nynorsk
  • Листовёртка лиственничная сераяRussian
  • obaľovač smrekovcovýSlovak
  • lärkträdsvecklareSwedish
  • Tortricsod LlarwyddWelsh
  • FyrrenåleviklerDanish
  • ハイイロアミメヒメハマキJapanese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the larch budmoth

Other species in the same genus Zeiraphera.

CompareLarch budmoth vs Cock's-head bellLarch budmoth vs Spruce bud mothLarch budmoth vs Red-headed bellLarch budmoth vs Larch Needleworm

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the larch budmoth an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the larch budmoth as introduced in 1 country: Iceland, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the larch budmoth?

The larch budmoth (Zeiraphera griseana) belongs to the family Tortricidae in the order Lepidoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Larch budmoth (Zeiraphera griseana). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/larch-budmoth

MLA

“Larch budmoth (Zeiraphera griseana).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/larch-budmoth.

BibTeX
@misc{larch_budmoth_2026,
  title = {Larch budmoth (Zeiraphera griseana)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/larch-budmoth},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}