Celypha flavipalpana

Celypha flavipalpana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Celypha
Species: C. flavipalpana
Binomial name
Celypha flavipalpana
(Herrich-Schaffer, 1851)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tortrix (Sericoris) flavipalpana Herrich-Schaffer, 1851
  • Celyphoides flavipalpana alpivagana Hartig, 1962
  • Argyroploce euedra Meyrick in Caradja & Meyrick, 1937
  • Argyroploce lobocasis Meyrick in Caradja & Meyrick, 1937

Celypha flavipalpana is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, Fennoscandia, the Iberian Peninsula and most of the Balkan Peninsula.

The wingspan is 13–17 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August in one or possibly two generations per year.[2]

The larvae are polyphagous. Recorded food plants include Calluna vulgaris, Thymus and Trifolium species.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  2. ↑ Lot Butterflies and Moths
  3. ↑ Bug Wood
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