Celypha cespitana

Celypha cespitana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Division:	Ditrysia
Section:	Cossina
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Celypha
Species:	C. cespitana
Binomial name
	Celypha cespitana; (Hübner, 1817)
Synonyms
	List Tortrix cespitana Hübner, 1817; Rhyacionia flavofasciana Humphreys & Westwood, 1845; Orthotaenia gramineana Curtis, 1831; Sericoris instrutana Clemens, 1865; Argyroploce kirinana Toll, 1949; Argyroploce cespitana ab. marpurgna Strand, 1920; Sericoris poana Zeller, 1875; Phalaena umbriana Scopoli, 1763; ;

Celypha cespitana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the Palearctic realm, from western Europe to the Ural Mountains, Transcaucasia, Asia Minor, the Near East, Iran, Russia (Siberia, Central Asia, Cisbaikal, Tuva, the Russian Far East), north-eastern China (Manchuria), Korea and Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu).[1] It is also found in the Nearctic realm.

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The moth flies from late May to September in western Europe.

The larvae feed on various herbaceous plants.

References

Trematerra, P., 2010: Clepsis trifasciata sp. n. with notes on some Lepidoptera Tortricidae from Kirgizstan. Journal of Entomological and Acarological Research Serie II 42 (1): 1-10. Abstract and full article:

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