Agapeta hamana: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the agapeta hamana lives – recorded in 17 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Agapeta hamana
Group	Butterflies & moths
Found in	17 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Lepidoptera
Family	Tortricidae

Where does the agapeta hamana live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the agapeta hamana in 17 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the agapeta hamana?

The agapeta hamana (Agapeta hamana) is an insect in the order Lepidoptera and the family Tortricidae, genus Agapeta. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the agapeta hamana

Agapeta hamana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Europe (from the Iberian Peninsula to the Ural Mountains), the Caucasus, Transcaucasia, Asia Minor, Iran, Afghanistan, Central Asia, western and southern Siberia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, western China and northern India.

The wingspan is 15–25 mm. The pale yellow forewing has the costa moderately arched. The base of the costa, and a streak from the disc to beyond the middle of the tornus are ferruginous-fuscous. Sometimes there are several irregular variable ferruginous marks towards the margins. The hindwings are rather dark grey. Julius von Kennel provides a full description.

The moth flies from June to August, from dusk.

The larvae feed on Carduus.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Agapeta hamana (revision 1381417019), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q141143 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).