Paramesia gnomana
Paramesia gnomana | |
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Paramesia gnomana | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Subfamily: | Tortricinae |
Genus: | Paramesia |
Species: | P. gnomana |
Binomial name | |
Paramesia gnomana (Clerck, 1759)[1] | |
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Paramesia gnomana is a species of moth belonging to the family Tortricidae.
Description
Paramesia gnomana has a wingspan of about 16–20 millimetres (0.63–0.79 in).[3] It is similar to Clepsis spectrana, but it is paler.[3]
These moths fly from June to August. Caterpillars are polyphagous, feeding from May to June on a wide range of herbaceous plants, shrubs and trees,[3] especially on bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus), Stachys species, Iris species, plantain (Plantago species), and dandelion (Taraxacum species).[4]
Distribution and habitat
This species is present in most of Europe and in the Near East. [5][3] It prefers dry grassland habitats.
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