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Aterpia corticana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae.[1]

Aterpia corticana
Aterpia corticana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Aterpia
Species:	A. corticana
Binomial name
Aterpia corticana ([Denis & Schiffermuller], 1775)
Synonyms
Tortrix corticana [Denis & Schiffermuller], 1775 Tortrix charpentierana Hubner, [1822-1823] Aterpia charpenteriana Penthina charpentieriana Frey, 1880 Tortrix interruptana Frolich, 1828

Description

Aterpia corticana can reach a length of about 15–20 millimetres (0.59–0.79 in). Moths fly from July to August.[2]

Biology

Main host plants are Aconitum variegatum and Vaccinium vitis-idaea.[3]

Distribution

This species can be found in Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Switzerland.[4]

Habitat

It occurs in mountain meadows and forest edges.[3]

Bibliography

• Lempke, B. J., 1979: Does Aterpia corticana Denis Schiffermuller occur in the Netherlands? Lep, Tortricidae. Entomologische Berichten (Amsterdam

References

External links

• Lepiforum.de

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