Selania capparidana

Selania capparidana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1847 and is found in Europe.

Selania capparidana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Genus:
Selania
Species:
S. capparidana
Binomial name
Selania capparidana
(Zeller, 1847)[1]
Synonyms
  • Grapholitha capparidana Zeller, 1847
  • Laspeyresia capparidana
  • Grapholitha rhezelana Chrétien, 1915

Description

The wingspan is 9–10 mm.

The larvae feed on the caper bush (Capparis spinosa), mining the leaves of their host plant.[2] The mine has the form of a full-depth corridor, which later becomes more blotch-like. A single larva makes several mines.[3] Larvae of the summer generation feed in the shoots, buds and fruits of their host plant. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.[3]

Distribution

The moth is found in the Balearic Islands, Spain, Sardinia, Italy and Greece.[4]

References
  1. "SELANIA". Tortricid.net. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  2. "Note On a Leaf-Mining Tortricid" (PDF). TORTS. Newsletter of the Troop of Reputed Tortricid Systematists. No. Vol 13, issue 2. 28 June 2012. p. 1. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  3. Ellis, W N. "Selania capparidana (Zeller, 1847)". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  4. "Selania capparidana (Zeller, 1847)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 8 April 2021.


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