Kingdom Animalia Family Tortricidae Genus Aphelia Order Butterflies and moths | Class Insecta Phylum Arthropoda Rank Species | |
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Similar Aphelia, Butterflies and moths, Aphelia unitana, Choristoneura hebenstreitella, Clepsis pallidana | ||
Aphelia ferrugana is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in central and south-eastern Europe, the south-eastern part of European Russia, Ukraine, the Caucasus, Asia Minor, Syria, Iraq and Iran.
The wingspan is 19–23 mm. Adults are on wing from May to the end of July in one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Pulsatilla, Anemone and Ononis species.
References
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