Olindia schumacherana

Olindia schumacherana
Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 6
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Olindia
Species:	O. schumacherana
Binomial name
Olindia schumacherana (Fabricius, 1787)
Synonyms
List Pyralis schumacherana Fabricius, 1787 Tortrix areolana Hubner, [1822-1823] Anisotaenia schumacherana ab. cruciana Burmann, 1949 Anisotaenia schumacherana ab. obscurana Burmann, 1949 Tortrix ulmana Hubner, [1822-1823]

Olindia schumacherana, also known as the white-barred tortrix, is a moth of the family Tortricidae found in most of Europe. The moth was first described by the Danish zoologist, Johan Christian Fabricius in 1787.

The wingspan is 11–16 mm. It is an easily recognizable species, although its appearance may vary. The wings have a black mingled with dark brown ground colour. Along the dorsal edge there is a slightly more reddish-brown narrow ribbon. In the middle of each wing there is a wide white cross-band.

Adults are on wing in June and July and can be disturbed, although they quickly return to cover. Males fly in the afternoon sunshine, while the females fly after dark.^[1][2]

The larvae feed on various herbaceous plants, folding over a leaf and feeding within. Foodplants include bugle (Ajuga species), Anemone, columbine (Aquilegia vulgaris), golden saxifrage (Chrysosplenium species), celandine (Ficaria verna), yellow archangel (Lamium galeobdolon), dog's mercury (Mercurialis perennis) and bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus).^[3] Pupa can be found in June, in the larval habitation or on the ground in a cocoon.^[2]