Aterpia corticana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae.[1]
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Species: | A. corticana
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Aterpia corticana ([Denis & Schiffermuller], 1775)
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Description edit
Aterpia corticana can reach a length of about 15–20 millimetres (0.59–0.79 in). Moths fly from July to August.[2]
Biology edit
Main host plants are Aconitum variegatum and Vaccinium vitis-idaea.[3]
Distribution edit
This species can be found in Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Switzerland.[4]
Habitat edit
It occurs in mountain meadows and forest edges.[3]
Bibliography edit
- Lempke, B. J., 1979: Does Aterpia corticana Denis Schiffermuller occur in the Netherlands? Lep, Tortricidae. Entomologische Berichten (Amsterdam
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