Selania leplastriana
Selania leplastriana, the Leplastrier's piercer, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in most of southern Europe except the Balkan Peninsula. It is also found in the Near East and North Africa.
| Selania leplastriana | |
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| Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 6 | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Selania |
| Species: | S. leplastriana |
| Binomial name | |
| Selania leplastriana (Curtis, 1831) | |
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The wingspan is about 13 mm. Adults are on wing in July. They are day flyers.
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