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Cinquefoil tortrix, Heesch, Netherlands  Europe,Heesch,Netherlands,Philedone,Philedone gerningana,World Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Cinquefoil tortrix, Heesch, Netherlands

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  1. Update: Mark Ridgway identified this one, thanks Mark! Posted 7 years ago
  2. Another update: the species is actually cinquefoil tortrix, as per a dutch expert. This is also consistent with the habitat: heath. Posted 7 years ago

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''Philedone'' is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Tortricinae of the family Tortricidae. It contains only one species, ''Philedone gerningana'', the cinquefoil tortrix or cinquefoil twist, which is found in most of Europe and the Near East, east to eastern Russia. The habitat consists of heathlands.

The larvae feed on ''Lotus'', ''Plantago'', ''Scabiosa'', ''Peucedanum'', ''Potentilla'' and ''Vaccinium'' species, as well as ''Populus tremula'' and ''Abies alba''. They feed.. more

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Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Aug 4, 2018. Captured Jun 9, 2018 20:53.
  • NIKON D850
  • f/16.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO64
  • 105mm