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Rhopobota myrtillana

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Wikipedia Abstract

Rhopobota myrtillana is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found on the British Isles, from northern and central Europe to Asia Minor and Siberia. The wingspan is 19–21 mm. Adults are on wing in May and June. The larvae feed on Vaccinium, Ledum palustre, Berberis vulgaris, Cornus sanguinea and Quercus. Larvae found feeding on Vaccinium myrtillus, Vaccinium vitis-idaea and Vaccinium uliginosum live between two leaves spun flatly one above the other, usually on the upper part of the plant.
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Eryri/ Snowdonia 48773 Wales, United Kingdom  
Migneint–Arenig–Dduallt 49343 Wales, United Kingdom
North York Moors 108930 England, United Kingdom

Prey / Diet

Berberis vulgaris (epine-vinette commune)[1]
Cornus sanguinea (bloodtwig dogwood)[1]
Vaccinium myrtillus (myrtle blueberry)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1HOSTS - 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