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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Strophedra |
Species: | S. weirana
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Binomial name | |
Strophedra weirana (Douglas, 1850)
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Synonyms | |
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Strophedra weirana, the little beech piercer, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in most of Europe, except the Iberian Peninsula, part of the Balkan Peninsula, Ukraine, the Baltic region, Finland and Ireland. [2]
The wingspan is 10–12 mm. [3] Adults are on wing in June. [4]
The larvae feed on Fagus species. They attach two leaves of their host plant together with silk and feed from within.
Strophedra weirana | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Strophedra |
Species: | S. weirana
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Binomial name | |
Strophedra weirana (Douglas, 1850)
[1]
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Synonyms | |
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Strophedra weirana, the little beech piercer, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in most of Europe, except the Iberian Peninsula, part of the Balkan Peninsula, Ukraine, the Baltic region, Finland and Ireland. [2]
The wingspan is 10–12 mm. [3] Adults are on wing in June. [4]
The larvae feed on Fagus species. They attach two leaves of their host plant together with silk and feed from within.