Rhopobota stagnana
| Rhopobota stagnana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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]
Distribution
It is native to the Palearctic including Europe.[2]
Anatomy
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.
Lifespan
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
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Rhopobota stagnana". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ "Rhopobota stagnana (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 17 January 2021.