Phaneta pauperana

Phaneta pauperana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in most of central and southern Europe.

Phaneta pauperana
Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 6
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Phaneta
Species:
P. pauperana
Binomial name
Phaneta pauperana
(Duponchel, in Godart, 1842)
Synonyms
  • Conchylis pauperana Duponchel, in Godart, 1842
  • Eucosma pauperana (Duponchel, 1843)
  • Bactra pauperana
  • Epiblema pauperana

The wingspan is 12–17 mm. Adults are on wing from April to May.

The larvae feed on Rosa canina.



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