Aphelia paleana

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]

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

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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