Capua vulgana is a moth of the family Tortricidae found in Asia and Europe.[2] It was first described by the German entomologist Josef Aloys Frölich in 1828.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Capua |
| Species: | C. vulgana
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Distribution
editThis species can be found from Ireland and Great Britain, east through the Benelux, Fennoscandia and central and south-eastern Europe to Siberia and Sakhalin to the Kuriles. It is also found in China (Heilongjiang, Inner Mongolia, Jilin, Sichuan, Shandong) and Taiwan.[1][3]
Habitat
editThese rather common moths mainly inhabit in woodlands, in open scrubs and in deciduous forests.[4]
Description
editThe wingspan of Capua vulgana can reach 13–19 mm. These broad-winged Tortrix moths have a buff-coloured head and pale brown forewings with dark brown markings. Males are more well-marked than the females.[4]
Biology
editIt is a univoltine species. Adults are on wing from May to June and can be found flying at dusk. The larvae feed on the leaves of a wide range of woodland trees and plants, including alder (Alnus glutinosa), hazel (Corylus avellana), rowan (Sorbus aucuparia), pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) and bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus).[4][5][6]
References
edit- ^ a b "Capua vulgana (Frölich, 1828)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "CAPUA vulgana ". Tortricid.net. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "Capua vulgana (Frolich, 1828)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ a b c Kimber, Ian. "Capua vulgana (Frölich, 1828)". UKmoths. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ Keith P. Bland, E.F. Hancock, J. Razowski Tortricidae, part 1: Tortricinae & Chlidanotinae
- ^ Commanster
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