humlevecklare
Grapholita discretana
Grapholita discretana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Maximilian Ferdinand Wocke in 1861.
15
Countries
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Taxonomy & Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Tortricidae
Genus
Grapholita
humlevecklare belongs to the family Tortricidae, order Lepidoptera, within the Insecta class.
Species Profile
Grapholita discretana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Maximilian Ferdinand Wocke in 1861. It is found in most of Europe, except Great Britain, Ireland, the Iberian Peninsula and most of the Balkan Peninsula.
Grapholita discretana, the humlevecklare, faces severe population decline primarily due to habitat loss and degradation of its specialized host plant environments. The species' narrow ecological requirements and limited distribution make it extremely vulnerable to environmental changes and human activities that alter its breeding and feeding habitats.
Key Facts
Habitat & Distribution
Threats
IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered
Grapholita discretana, the humlevecklare, faces severe population decline primarily due to habitat loss and degradation of its specialized host plant environments. The species' narrow ecological requirements and limited distribution make it extremely vulnerable to environmental changes and human activities that alter its breeding and feeding habitats.
Habitat loss and fragmentation
Host plant decline
Small population size and genetic bottlenecks
Agricultural intensification
Climate change impacts
Found in 15 Countries
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Sources & Attribution
How to Cite
IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS
GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org
This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). humlevecklare (Grapholita discretana). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/humlevecklare