About Aphelia viburnana (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775
Aphelia viburnana, commonly known as the bilberry tortrix, is a moth species belonging to the family Tortricidae. Its distribution spans across Europe, ranging from Portugal and Great Britain eastward to the Ural Mountains, Siberia, Mongolia, and extending further east to Primorsk and the Kuril Islands in the Russian Far East. The forewings of this moth measure approximately 11 millimeters in length. They narrow toward the anterior end, and are colored an ochreous-brownish shade, sometimes marked with faint ferruginous strigulation. The central fascia and costal patch are sometimes faintly darker in color. The hindwings are grey. Fully grown larvae are pale olive-green to green-blackish, with white spots; the head and the second thoracic plate are pale brown with black markings. A complete full description of this species was published by Julius von Kennel. In western Europe, adult moths are active between June and September. Larvae feed on plants of the genus Vaccinium, other members of the family Ericaceae, and also on species of the genus Salix.
