Aphelia unitana
| Aphelia unitana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Aphelia |
| Species: | A. unitana |
| Binomial name | |
| Aphelia unitana (Hübner, 1799) | |
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Aphelia unitana is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found from Ireland and Great Britain, east Fennoscandia and central and south-eastern Europe to Russia and the Near East.
The wingspan is 17–24 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July.
The larvae feed on various low-growing plants, including Heracleum and Rubus species. They feed between spun leaves.
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