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Philedone gerningana

Synonyms: Philedone pectinana; Tortrix gerningana (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Philedone is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Tortricinae of the family Tortricidae. It contains only one species, Philedone gerningana, the cinquefoil tortrix or cinquefoil twist, which is found in most of Europe (except Portugal and the southern part of the Balkan Peninsula) and the Near East, east to eastern Russia. The habitat consists of heathlands. The wingspan is 12–17 mm. Adults are on wing late June to August or September.
View Wikipedia Record: Philedone gerningana

Protected Areas

Prey / Diet

Armeria arenaria confusa[1]
Cannabis sativa (Mary Jane)[2]
Picea sitchensis (Sitka spruce)[2]
Scabiosa columbaria (dove pincushions)[2]

Prey / Diet Overlap

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Attributes / relations provided by
1Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
2HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0