Paramesia gnomana

Paramesia gnomana
Paramesia gnomana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Subfamily:	Tortricinae
Genus:	Paramesia
Species:	P. gnomana
Binomial name
Paramesia gnomana (Clerck, 1759)[1]
Synonyms
Paramesia costana Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 [2] Phalaena gnomana Clerck, 1759 Epagoge aetnana Zerny, 1943 Tortrix costana [Denis & Schiffermuller], 1775 Tortrix (Dichelia) diffusana Kennel, 1899 Tortrix livonana Sodoffsky, 1829 Epagoge montedorea Wehrli, 1925 Epagoge schawerdae ab. pouzatella Schawerda, 1929 Epagoge (Dichelia) schawerdae Rebel, 1926 Epagoge schawerdae ab. straminea Schawerda, 1929 Epagoge schawerdae ab. unicolor Rebel, 1926

Paramesia gnomana is a species of moth belonging to the Tortricidae family.

Description

Paramesia gnomana has a wingspan of about 16–20 millimetres (0.63–0.79 in).^[3] It is similar to Clepsis spectrana, but it is paler.^[3]

These moths fly from June to August. Caterpillars are polyphagous, feeding from May to June on a wide range of herbaceous plants, shrubs and trees,^[3] especially on bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus), Stachys species, Iris species, plantain (Plantago species), and dandelion (Taraxacum species).^[4]

Distribution and habitat

This species is present in most of Europe and in the Near East. ^[5][3] It prefers dry grassland habitats.

References

External links

• Lepiforum.de
• Lepidoptera.eu
• Lepidoptera of Belgium