Aphelia paleana

Aphelia paleana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Aphelia
Subgenus:	Zelotherses
Species:	A. paleana
Binomial name
	Aphelia paleana; (Hübner, 1793)[1]
Synonyms
	Phalaena (Tortrix) paleana Hubner, 1793; Aphelia (Zelotherses) paleana; Tortrix flavana Hubner, [1796-1799]; Tortrix icterana Frolich, 1828; Tortrix paleana var. ictericana Kennel, 1910; Tortrix intermediana Herrich-Schaffer, 1856; Tortrix palleana Treitschke, 1830; Tortrix paleana raebeli Toll, 1951; Aphelia paleana ab. stenoptera Obraztsov, 1955;

Aphelia paleana, the timothy tortrix , is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Europe, China (Heilongjiang, Beijing) and Russia.^[2]

The wingspan is 18–22 mm. The moth flies from June to August in western Europe.

The larvae feed on various herbaceous plants such as Pulicaria dysenterica and wolfberry.

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[1] tortricidae.com

[2] Revision of Tribe Archipini (Tortricidae: Tortricinae) in Northeast China