Phiaris micana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Europe and across the Palearctic.
| Phiaris micana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Phiaris |
| Species: | P. micana
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| Binomial name | |
| Phiaris micana (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
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The wingspan is 13–18 mm. The ground color of the forewings is brown with varying touches of ochre-coloured scales. In the basal part there is a relatively regular white cross-band that may have some ochre colour along the edge. In the outer part of the wing there is an irregular, white and ochre-coloured band that is often interrupted in the middle. Moreover, in the outer part they are several silvery crosslines. The hindwings are grey-brown. The moth flies from May to July. [1].
The larvae feed on various mosses and herbaceous plants.
Notes
edit- ^ The flight season refers to Belgium and the Netherlands. This may vary in other parts of the range.
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