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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]
Synonyms
  • Paramesia costana Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 [2]
  • Phalaena gnomana Clerck, 1759
  • Epagoge aetnana Zerny, 1943
  • Tortrix costana [Denis & Schiffermuller], 1775
  • Tortrix (Dichelia) diffusana Kennel, 1899
  • Tortrix livonana Sodoffsky, 1829
  • Epagoge montedorea Wehrli, 1925
  • Epagoge schawerdae ab. pouzatella Schawerda, 1929
  • Epagoge (Dichelia) schawerdae Rebel, 1926
  • Epagoge schawerdae ab. straminea Schawerda, 1929
  • Epagoge schawerdae ab. unicolor Rebel, 1926

Paramesia gnomana is a species of moth belonging to the family Tortricidae.

Description

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

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

Distribution and habitat

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

References

  1. ^ tortricidae.com
  2. ^ Biolib
  3. ^ a b c d UKMoths
  4. ^ Microlepidoptera Archived 2014-07-01 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Fauna europaea


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