Lobesia neptunia
| Lobesia neptunia | |
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| Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Arthropoda | 
| Class: | Insecta | 
| Order: | Lepidoptera | 
| Family: | Tortricidae | 
| Genus: | Lobesia | 
| Species: | L. neptunia   | 
| Binomial name | |
| Lobesia neptunia (Walsingham, 1907)[1]   | |
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Lobesia neptunia is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found on the Canary Islands and Madeira.[2]
The wingspan is 9–12 mm. The forewings vary from ochreous to brownish ochreous or reddish fuscous. The hindwings are pale brownish grey.[3]
The larvae feed on Frankenia ericifolia and Limonium pectinatum. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[4]
References
- ^ Baixeras, J.; Brown, J. W. & Gilligan, T. M. "Online World Catalogue of the Tortricidae". Tortricidae.com. Retrieved June 17, 2013.
 - ^ Fauna Europaea
 - ^ lepiforum.de
 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.  - ^ bladmineerders.nl
 
 
