Kingdom Animalia Family Tortricidae Subgenus Zelotherses Phylum Arthropoda Order Butterflies and moths | Class Insecta Genus Aphelia Scientific name Aphelia paleana Rank Species | |
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Similar Aphelia, Butterflies and moths, Aphelia unitana, Agapeta hamana, Pandemis cerasana | ||
Aphelia paleana, the timothy tortrix , is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Europe, China (Heilongjiang, Beijing) and Russia.
The wingspan is 18–22 mm. The moth flies from June to August in western Europe.
The larvae feed on various herbaceous plants such as Pulicaria dysenterica and wolfberry.
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