Aphelia unitana

Aphelia unitana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found from Ireland and Great Britain, east Fennoscandia and central and south-eastern Europe to the Russian Far East and the Near East.

Aphelia unitana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Aphelia
Species:	A. unitana
Binomial name
Aphelia unitana (Hübner, 1799)
Synonyms
Tortrix unitana Hubner, [1796-1799] Tortrix paleana carpathica Toll, 1951 Tortrix paleana fischeri Toll, 1951 Tortrix paleana fumatana Toll, 1951 Tortrix paleana pseudoviburniana Toll, 1951

The wingspan is 17–24 mm. The body is dark, the forewing is silky grey, often with darker outer margin. All wings have white fringes. The hindwings are grey, slightly darkened behind the wing tip. It is very similar to Aphelia paleana.

Adults are on wing from June to July.

The larvae feed on various low-growing plants, including Heracleum and Rubus species. They feed between spun leaves.

External links

• Fauna Europaea
• UKmoths