Pelatea klugiana is a moth

Moth

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 of the Tortricidae

Tortricidae

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 family. It is found from the Iberian Peninsula

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 through southern France

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 (Alpes-Maritimes), Italy

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, Austria

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, Slovenia

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, Hungary

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, Croatia

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 (Istria), Bulgaria

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, Romania

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 to Ukraine

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 and southern Russia

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. In the north it is found up to Lower Austria

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 and Carinthia

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.
The length of the forewings is 10-10.7 mm, although adults of subspecies verucha are somewhat smaller (9.0-9.3 mm). Adults are on wing from May to June in one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Paeonia tenuifolia

Paeonia tenuifolia

Paeonia tenuifolia is sometimes called the fern leaf peony. It is native to the Caucasus Mountains of Russia, as well as areas north of the Black Sea and westward into Romania and Serbia. It was described by Linnaeus in 1759. The narrow, divided leaves are almost thread-like and grow close...

, Paeonia rosea, Paeonia officinalis

Paeonia officinalis

Paeonia officinalis, or European peony, Common peony, is the common peony cultivated in Europe for five hundred years. It was first used for medicinal purposes, then grown as an ornamental. Many selections are now used in horticulture, though the typical species is uncommon. Paeonia officinalis is...

and Paeonia biebersteiniana. They live in groups of two to seven under a web from which they feed on their host plant. Pupation takes place in the web.

Subspecies

• Pelatea klugiana klugiana
• Pelatea klugiana verucha Nedoshivina & Zolotuhin, 2005 (southern Russia)

External links

• Lepiforum
• Fauna Europaea