Aphelia ferrugana

Aphelia ferrugana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Aphelia
Species: A. ferrugana
Binomial name
Aphelia ferrugana
(Hübner, 1793)[1]
Synonyms
  • Phalaena (Tortrix) ferrugana Hübner, 1793
  • Aphelia ferugana
  • Tortrix ochreana Hubner, [1796-1799]
  • Aphelia ochrana Hubner 1799
  • Aphelia amplana chretieni Obraztsov, 1957
  • Tortricomorpha shaqlawana Amsel, 1955

Aphelia ferrugana is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in central and south-eastern Europe, the south-eastern part of European Russia, Ukraine, the Caucasus, Asia Minor, Syria, Iraq and Iran.[2]

The wingspan is 19–23 mm.[3] Adults are on wing from May to the end of July in one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Pulsatilla, Anemone and Ononis species.

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Alipanah, Helen, 2009: A brief study on the tribes Tortricini and Archipini (Lepidoptera: Tortricinae) from Iran. Entomofauna Band 30, Heft 10: 137-152.
  3. Lot Butterflies and Moths
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