Aterpia corticana

(Aterpia corticana)

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Description

Aterpia corticana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. Aterpia corticana can reach a length of about 15–20 millimetres (0.59–0.79 in). Moths fly from July to August.Main host plants are Aconitum variegatum and Vaccinium vitis-idaea. This species can be found in Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Switzerland. It occurs in mountain meadows and forest edges.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Tortricidae
Genus:Aterpia
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