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Thiodia citrana

Synonyms: Cochylis citrana; Eucosma citrana; Grapholitha citrana; Semasia citrana; Tortrix citrana (heterotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Thiodia citrana, the lemon bell, is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in China (Hebei, Xinjiang), Japan, Iran, Asia Minor, Turkmenistan, Russia, Kazakhstan, North Africa and Europe. The habitat consists of rough grasslands and dry pastures. The wingspan is 16-21 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September in western Europe. The larvae feed on Achillea millefolium, Artemisia campestris, Artemisia vulgaris, Tanacetum vulgare and Anthemis cotula. They feed on the flowerheads of their host plant from within a spinning (a shelter like the web of a spider).
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Infraspecies

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Breckland 18652 England, United Kingdom
Dungeness 7966 England, United Kingdom
Fenland 1529 England, United Kingdom
Kenfig/ Cynffig 2945 Wales, United Kingdom

Prey / Diet

Anthemis cotula (stinking chamomile)[1]
Stephanomeria paniculata (tufted wirelettuce)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
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