Selania leplastriana

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Selania leplastriana
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Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 6
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Selania
Species:
S. leplastriana
Binomial name
Selania leplastriana
(Curtis, 1831)
Synonyms
  • Carpocapsa leplastrianaCurtis, 1831
  • Stigmonota cariosanaBarrett, 1873
  • Grapholitha decoratanaChrtien, 1915
  • Grapholitha extinctanaChrtien, 1915
  • Ephippiphora guerinianaDuponchel, in Godart, 1836
  • Ephippiphora maderaeWollaston, 1858
  • Eucelis malcolmiaeWalsingham, 1903
  • Grapholitha vanaKennel, 1901

Selania leplastriana, the Leplastrier's piercer, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in most of southern Europe except the Balkan Peninsula. It is also found in the Near East and North Africa.

The wingspan is about 13 mm. Adults are on wing in July. They are day flyers.