Aphelia paleana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Aphelia
Species:
A. paleana
Binomial name
Aphelia paleana
(Hübner, 1793)[1]
Synonyms
List
    • Phalaena (Tortrix) paleana Hubner, 1793
    • Aphelia (Zelotherses) paleana
    • Tortrix flavana Hubner, [1796-1799]
    • Tortrix icterana Frolich, 1828
    • Tortrix paleana var. ictericana Kennel, 1910
    • Tortrix intermediana Herrich-Schaffer, 1856
    • Tortrix palleana Treitschke, 1830
    • Tortrix paleana raebeli Toll, 1951
    • Aphelia paleana ab. stenoptera Obraztsov, 1955

Aphelia paleana, the timothy tortrix , is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Europe, and across the Palearctic to China (Heilongjiang, Beijing) and the Russian Far East.[2]

The wingspan is 18–22 mm. The head and thorax are pale ferruginous. The forewings are narrowed anteriorly and whitish -ochreous or pale yellow -ochreous, sometimes greyish tinged, the base yellower. The hindwings are grey. The larva is blackish with large white spots; the head and thorax are black with white anterior edges.[3] Julius von Kennel provides a full description. [4]

Aphelia paleana Larva

The moth flies from June to August in western Europe.

The larvae feed on various herbaceous plants such as Pulicaria dysenterica and wolfberry.

References

  1. ↑ tortricidae.com
  2. ↑ Revision of Tribe Archipini (Tortricidae: Tortricinae) in Northeast China
  3. ↑ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
  4. ↑ Julius von Kennel, 1921, The Palaearktischen Tortriciden, eine monographische Darstellung. Stuttgart: E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung. 742 pp. - Palaearctic Tortricidae, a monograph.pdf at Zobodat 180-181



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