Paramesia gnomana is a species of moth belonging to the family Tortricidae, first described by Carl Alexander Clerck in 1759.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Paramesia |
| Species: | P. gnomana
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Description
editParamesia gnomana has a wingspan of about 16–20 millimetres (0.63–0.79 in). It is similar to Clepsis spectrana, but it is paler. These moths fly from June to August.[3]
Caterpillars are polyphagous, feeding from May to June on a wide range of herbaceous plants, shrubs and trees, especially on bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus), Stachys species, Iris species, plantain (Plantago species), and dandelion (Taraxacum species).[3][4]
Distribution and habitat
editThis species is present in most of Europe and in the Near East. It prefers dry grassland habitats.[3][5]
References
edit- ^ "PARAMESIA". Tortricid.net. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ "Small Straw Tortrix Paramesia gnomana (Clerck, 1759)". Biolib.cz. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ a b c Kimber, Ian. "Paramesia gnomana (Clerck, 1759)". UKmoths. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ Microlepidoptera Archived 2014-07-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Paramesia gnomana (Clerck, 1759)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
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