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Selania capparidana

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Selania capparidana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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 capparidana Zeller, 1847
  • Laspeyresia capparidana
  • Grapholitha rhezelana Chrétien, 1915

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

Description

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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][3]

Distribution

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

References

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  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. ^ a b 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.