Phiaris micana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Europe and across the Palearctic.

Phiaris micana
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Phiaris
Species:
P. micana
Binomial name
Phiaris micana
Synonyms
  • Olethreutes olivana
  • Olethreutes micana (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
  • Argyrolepia bistrigana Stephens, 1834
  • Orthotaenia haworthana Stephens, 1834
  • Sericoris olivana Treitschke, in Ochsenheimer, 1830

The wingspan is 13–18 mm. The ground color of the forewings is brown with varying touches of ochre-coloured scales. In the basal part there is a relatively regular white cross-band that may have some ochre colour along the edge. In the outer part of the wing there is an irregular, white and ochre-coloured band that is often interrupted in the middle. Moreover, in the outer part they are several silvery crosslines. The hindwings are grey-brown. The moth flies from May to July. [1].

The larvae feed on various mosses and herbaceous plants.

Notes

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  1. ^ The flight season refers to Belgium and the Netherlands. This may vary in other parts of the range.
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