Aphelia viburnana
Aphelia viburnana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Aphelia |
Subgenus: | Aphelia |
Species: | A. viburnana |
Binomial name | |
Aphelia viburnana (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)[1] | |
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Aphelia viburnana, the bilberry tortrix, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Europe, from Portugal and Great Britain to the Ural Mountains, Siberia and Mongolia, further east to the Russian Far East (Primorsk and the Kuril Islands).[2]
The length of the forewings is ca. 11 mm. The moth flies from June to September in western Europe.
The larvae feed on Vaccinium and Ericaceae, but also Salix species.
References
- ↑ tortricidae.com
- ↑ Alipanah, Helen, 2009: A brief study on the tribes Tortricini and Archipini (Lepidoptera: Tortricinae) from Iran. Entomofauna Band 30, Heft 10: 137-152.
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