Aterpia corticana

Aterpia corticana
Aterpia corticana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Aterpia
Species: A. corticana
Binomial name
Aterpia corticana
([Denis & Schiffermuller], 1775)
Synonyms
  • Tortrix corticana [Denis & Schiffermuller], 1775
  • Tortrix charpentierana Hubner, [1822-1823]
  • Aterpia charpenteriana
  • Penthina charpentieriana Frey, 1880
  • Tortrix interruptana Frolich, 1828

Aterpia corticana is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. [1]

Description

Aterpia corticana can reach a length of about 15–20 millimetres (0.59–0.79 in).[2] Moths fly from July to August. [2][3]

Biology

Main host plants are Aconitum variegatum and Vaccinium vitis-idaea. [2][4]

Distribution

This species can be found in Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Switzerland. [5]

Habitat

It occurs in mountain meadows and forest edges. [4]

Bibliography

References

  1. ↑ Biolib
  2. 1 2 3 European Butterflies and Moths
  3. ↑ Papillon-poitou-charentes
  4. 1 2 Jan Šumpich Butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera) of the Blanice National Nature Monument (Bohemian Forest, Czech Republic)
  5. ↑ Fauna Europaea

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