Aterpia corticana
| Aterpia corticana | |
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| Aterpia corticana | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Aterpia |
| Species: | A. corticana |
| Binomial name | |
| Aterpia corticana ([Denis & Schiffermuller], 1775) | |
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Aterpia corticana is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. [1]
Description
Aterpia corticana can reach a length of about 15–20 millimetres (0.59–0.79 in).[2] Moths fly from July to August. [2][3]
Biology
Main host plants are Aconitum variegatum and Vaccinium vitis-idaea. [2][4]
Distribution
This species can be found in Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Switzerland. [5]
Habitat
It occurs in mountain meadows and forest edges. [4]
Bibliography
- Lempke, B. J., 1979: Does Aterpia corticana Denis Schiffermuller occur in the Netherlands? Lep, Tortricidae. Entomologische Berichten (Amsterdam
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