Aphelia paleana

Aphelia paleana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Aphelia
Subgenus: Zelotherses
Species: A. paleana
Binomial name
Aphelia paleana
(Hübner, 1793)[1]
Synonyms
  • 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

The Timothy Tortrix (Aphelia paleana) is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Europe, China (Heilongjiang, Beijing) and Russia.[2]

The wingspan is 18–22 mm. 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
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