Selania capparidana
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Selania |
| Species: | S. capparidana |
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| Selania capparidana | |
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Selania capparidana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1847 and is found in Europe.
Description
The wingspan is 9–10 mm.
The larvae feed on the caper bush (Capparis spinosa), mining the leaves of their host plant.[2][3][citation needed][3]
Distribution
The moth is found in the Balearic Islands, Spain, Sardinia, Italy and Greece.[4]
References
- ^ "SELANIA". Tortricid.net. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ "Note On a Leaf-Mining Tortricid" (PDF). TORTS. Newsletter of the Troop of Reputed Tortricid Systematists. Vol. 13, no. 2. 28 June 2012. p. 1. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ a b Ellis, W N. "Selania capparidana (Zeller, 1847)". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ "Selania capparidana (Zeller, 1847)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- "Selania capparidana (Zeller, 1847)". Insecta.pro. Retrieved 8 April 2020.