Spilonota ocellana

Spilonota ocellana

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Spilonota
Species:	S. ocellana
Binomial name
*Spilonota ocellana* (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)^[1]
Synonyms
Tortrix ocellana [Denis & Schiffermuller], 1775 Spilonota ocellana centralasiae Obraztsov, 1949 Tortrix comitana Hubner, [1796-1799] Pyralis luscana Fabricius, 1794 Penthina occulana Harris, 1862 Hedya pyrifoliana Clemens, 1860 Tmetocera zellerana Borgmann, 1895

Spilonota ocellana, the bud moth, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the Palearctic ecozone (from North Africa and Europe to Iran, eastern Russia, China (Hebei, Inner Mongolia, Jilin, Zhejiang, Fujian, Hubei, Sichuan, Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai), Korea and Japan).^[2] It is also present on Madeira and in North America.

The wingspan is 12–17 mm. The moth flies from May to October depending on the location. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on various deciduous trees and shrubs.

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