Selania capparidana

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Selania capparidana
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Selania
Species:
S. capparidana
Binomial name
Selania capparidana
(Zeller, 1847) [1]
Synonyms
  • Grapholitha capparidanaZeller, 1847
  • Laspeyresia capparidana
  • Grapholitha rhezelanaChrétien, 1915

Selania capparidana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1847 and is found in Europe.

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Description

The wingspan is 9–10 mm.

The larvae feed on the caper bush ( Capparis spinosa ), mining the leaves of their host plant. [2] [3] [ citation needed ]

Distribution

The moth is found in the Balearic Islands, Spain, Sardinia, Italy and Greece. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "SELANIA". Tortricid.net. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  2. ↑ "Note On a Leaf-Mining Tortricid" (PDF). TORTS. Newsletter of the Troop of Reputed Tortricid Systematists. Vol. 13, no. 2. 28 June 2012. p. 1. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  3. ↑ Ellis, W N. "Selania capparidana (Zeller, 1847)". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  4. ↑ "Selania capparidana (Zeller, 1847)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 8 April 2021.


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