Selania capparidana

Selania capparidana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1847 and is found in Europe.

Selania capparidana
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Selania
Species:	S. capparidana
Binomial name
Selania capparidana (Zeller, 1847)[1]
Synonyms
Grapholitha capparidana Zeller, 1847 Laspeyresia capparidana Grapholitha rhezelana Chrétien, 1915

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

1. "SELANIA". Tortricid.net. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
2. "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.
3. Ellis, W N. "Selania capparidana (Zeller, 1847)". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
4. "Selania capparidana (Zeller, 1847)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 8 April 2021.

• "Selania capparidana (Zeller, 1847)". Insecta.pro. Retrieved 8 April 2020.