Periclepsis cinctana
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Periclepsis |
| Species: | P. cinctana
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| Binomial name | |
| Periclepsis cinctana | |
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Periclepsis cinctana, the Dover twist, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae found in Europe. It was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775.
Description
The wingspan is 13–17 mm.[2][3] Adults have been recorded on wing from late April to the beginning of July.
The larvae feed on Lotus, Anthyllis, Genista and Cytisus species from within a tubular silken gallery. The species overwinters in the larval stage.[4]
Distribution
It is found in most of Europe, where it has been recorded from Spain, Great Britain (Kent and the island of Tiree, where it is known as the Tiree Twist[5]), the Benelux, Germany, Denmark, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, North Macedonia, Norway, Sweden, the Baltic region and Russia.[6]
A colony was found at Kent Wildlife Trust's Lydden Temple Ewell nature reserve, in June 2025, the species not having been seen in England since 1952.[5]
The habitat consists of chalk downlands and calcareous grasslands.[7]
References
- ^ "PERICLEPSIS". Torticid.net. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "European Butterflies and Moths". Archived from the original on 2014-09-12. Retrieved 2014-09-12.
- ^ Kimber, Ian. "Periclepsis cinctana ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)". UKmoths. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ " Periclepsis cinctana (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)". Lepidoptera of Belgium. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Extinct moth rediscovered after 73 years by accident". Butterfly Conservation. 24 June 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ^ "Periclepsis cinctana (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "49.007 [B&F: 1005] Periclepsis cinctana ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)". Hants Moths. Retrieved 9 February 2021.