Paramesia gnomana

Paramesia gnomana is a species of moth belonging to the family Tortricidae, first described by Carl Alexander Clerck in 1759.

Paramesia gnomana
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][2]
Synonyms

Description

Paramesia gnomana has a wingspan of about 16–20 millimetres (0.63–0.79 in). It is similar to Clepsis spectrana, but it is paler. These moths fly from June to August.[3]

Caterpillars are polyphagous, feeding from May to June on a wide range of herbaceous plants, shrubs and trees, especially on bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus), Stachys species, Iris species, plantain (Plantago species), and dandelion (Taraxacum species).[3][4]

Distribution and habitat

This species is present in most of Europe and in the Near East. It prefers dry grassland habitats.[3][5]

References
  1. "PARAMESIA". Tortricid.net. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  2. "Small Straw Tortrix Paramesia gnomana (Clerck, 1759)". Biolib.cz. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  3. Kimber, Ian. "Paramesia gnomana (Clerck, 1759)". UKmoths. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  4. Microlepidoptera Archived 2014-07-01 at the Wayback Machine
  5. "Paramesia gnomana (Clerck, 1759)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 4 February 2021.


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