Biology:Rhopobota stagnana

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Short description: Species of moth

Rhopobota stagnana
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Rhopobota
Species:
R. stagnana
Binomial name
Rhopobota stagnana
(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

Rhopobota stagnana is a moth belonging to the family Tortricidae. The species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775.[1]

It is native to the Palearctic including Europe.[2]

The wingspan is 12-18 millimeters. The forewings have small white cross-spots along the costal edge, the basal part is slightly darker brown, and there is one evenly wide, brown, slanted cross-band slightly outside the middle. The hindwings are pale brown.

This species has two generations each year, flying respectively from April to June and in August-September. The larvae feed on Succisa pratensis, the first generation of larvae on the leaf rosettes and the second generation on the flower heads.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q11997737 entry