Apotomis infida

Apotomis infida
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Apotomis
Species: A. infida
Binomial name
Apotomis infida
(Heinrich, 1926)
Synonyms
  • Aphania infida Heinrich, 1926

Apotomis infida is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found from Great Britain east to Russia and from Fennoscandia south to France, Italy and Slovakia. It is also found in North America, where it has been recorded from Michigan, Ontario, Quebec, Alberta, British Columbia, California and Colorado.

The wingspan is 17–19 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August in North America.

The larvae feed on various Salix species, including Salix purpurea, Salix alba, Salix triandra.

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