Capua vulgana
Species of moth
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Capua vulgana is a moth of the family Tortricidae found in Asia and Europe.[2] It was first described by the German entomologist Josef Aloys Frölich in 1828.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Capua |
| Species: | C. vulgana |
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| Capua vulgana | |
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Distribution
This species can be found from Ireland and Great Britain, east through the Benelux, Fennoscandia and central and south-eastern Europe to Siberia and Sakhalin to the Kuriles. It is also found in China (Heilongjiang, Inner Mongolia, Jilin, Sichuan, Shandong) and Taiwan.[1][3]
Habitat
These rather common moths mainly inhabit in woodlands, in open scrubs and in deciduous forests.[4]
Description
Biology
It is a univoltine species. Adults are on wing from May to June and can be found flying at dusk. The larvae feed on the leaves of a wide range of woodland trees and plants, including alder (Alnus glutinosa), hazel (Corylus avellana), rowan (Sorbus aucuparia), pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) and bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus).[4][5][6]