Stictea mygindiana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Stictea |
Species: | S. mygindiana
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Binomial name | |
Stictea mygindiana (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
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Stictea mygindiana is a moth belonging to the family Tortricidae. The species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775.[1]
The wingspan is 15-20mm. The ground colour of the forewings is warm brownish-red, with silvery cross stripes and a brown-red mesh pattern. The hindwings are brownish-white.
The larvae feed on Vaccinium vitis-idaea, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi and Myrica gale. The species flies in May–June on moors and in coniferous forests where these plants grow.