Celypha flavipalpana
Species of moth
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Celypha flavipalpana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, Fennoscandia, the Iberian Peninsula and most of the Balkan Peninsula.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Celypha |
| Species: | C. flavipalpana |
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| Celypha flavipalpana (Herrich-Schaffer, 1851)[1] | |
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The wingspan is 13–17 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August in one or possibly two generations per year.[2]
The larvae are polyphagous. Recorded food plants include Calluna vulgaris, Thymus and Trifolium species.[3]
