Celypha rufana

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Celypha rufana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Celypha
Species:
C. rufana
Binomial name
Celypha rufana
Synonyms

Several, see text

Celypha rufana, common name lakes marble, is a small

junior synonym
C. rosaceana.

Synonyms

Junior synonyms of this species are:[1]

Description

The wingspan is 15–19 mm. The basic color of the forewings is rosy or purplish (hence the Latin species name rosaceana, meaning pinkish) when the moth is freshly emerged, but it turns quickly to a dull buff tinge or a rufous coloration, with a lightly reticulated (net-like) pattern.[2][3][4] Julius von Kennel provides a full description. [5]

These

bivoltine moths fly during the afternoon and evening from May to July[3] and in August and September.[6]

The

Distribution and habitat

This species can be found in most of Europe.[8] It prefers rough ground, grassland and edges of woodlands.[2][3][9]

References

  1. ^ Grabe (1942), Baixeras et al. (2009)
  2. ^ a b c "Celypha rosaceana at UKmoths". Archived from the original on 2006-02-06. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
  3. ^ a b c d Celypha rufana at UKmoths
  4. ^ Hantsmoths
  5. Palaearctic Tortricidae, a monograph.pdf at Zobodat
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  6. ^ a b "Lot Moths". Archived from the original on 2013-09-29. Retrieved 2014-11-26.
  7. ^ Grabe (1942)
  8. ^ Fauna Europaea
  9. ^ "Suffolk Moths". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2014-11-26.
  • Baixeras, J.; Brown, J.W. & Gilligan, T.M. (2009): Online World Catalogue of the TortricidaeCelypha rufana.
  • Grabe, Albert (1942): Eigenartige Geschmacksrichtungen bei Kleinschmetterlingsraupen ["Strange tastes among micromoth caterpillars"]. Zeitschrift des Wiener Entomologen-Vereins 27: 105-109 [in German]. PDF fulltext

External links

Media related to Celypha rosaceana at Wikimedia Commons