Aphelia viburnana

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Bilberry tortrix
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Genus:
Aphelia
Subgenus:
Aphelia
Species:
A. viburnana
Binomial name
Aphelia viburnana
Synonyms
  • Tortrix viburnana[Denis & Schiffermuller], 1775
  • Aphelia (Aphelia) viburnana
  • Pyralis viburnianaFabricius, 1787
  • Aphelia viburniana[Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775]
  • Tortrix altaicaCaradja, 1916
  • Tortrix brunneanaZetterstedt, 1839
  • Tortrix donelanaCarpenter, 1891
  • Tortrix galianaCurtis, 1829
  • Tortrix galianaStephens, 1834
  • Tortrix geleanaHumphreys & Westwood, 1845
  • Aphelia obsolescentanaRal, 1990
  • Tortrix scrophularianaHerrich-Schaffer, 1851
  • Tortrix teucrianaTutt, 1890
  • Tortrix unipunctanaTengstrom, 1848

Aphelia viburnana, the bilberry tortrix, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Europe, from Portugal and Great Britain to the Ural Mountains, Siberia and Mongolia, further east to the Russian Far East (Primorsk and the Kuril Islands). [2]

The length of the forewings is about 11 mm. The forewings are narrowed anteriorly and ochreous-brownish, sometimes faintly strigulated with ferruginous. The central fascia and costal patch are sometimes obscurely darker. The hindwings are grey. The larva is pale olive -green or green - blackish ; spots white; head and plate of 2 pale brown, black-marked [3] Julius von Kennel provides a full description. [4]

The moth flies from June to September in western Europe.

The larvae feed on Vaccinium and Ericaceae, but also Salix species.

Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 6 Britishentomologyvolume6Plate763.jpg
Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 6

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References

  1. ↑ tortricidae.com
  2. ↑ Alipanah, Helen, 2009: A brief study on the tribes Tortricini and Archipini (Lepidoptera: Tortricinae) from Iran. EntomofaunaBand 30, Heft 10: 137-152.
  3. ↑ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf PD-icon.svg 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 177-178


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