title: Selania capparidana
text: # Selania capparidana
  
  Selania capparidana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1847 and is found in Europe.
  
  ## Description
  
  The wingspan is 9–10 mm.
  
  The larvae feed on the caper bush (Capparis spinosa), mining the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a full-depth corridor, which later becomes more blotch-like. A single larva makes several mines. Larvae of the summer generation feed in the shoots, buds and fruits of their host plant. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.
  
  ## Distribution
  
  The moth is found in the Balearic Islands, Spain, Sardinia, Italy and Greece.
  
  