Phiaris stibiana is a species of moth in the family Tortricidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1845."Phiaris stibiana (Guenée, 1845)". BioLib. Retrieved December 23, 2019. It occurs across most of Europe. It was first formally described in 1845 as Sericoris stibiana.Guenée, A. (1845). "Essai sur une nouvelle classification des Microlépidoptères et catalogue des espèces européennes connues jusqu'à ce jour". Annales de la Société entomologique de France. Deuxième Série 3: 105-192.
Distribution This species is present in most of Europe (Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, east European Russia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, North Macedonia, northwest European Russia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, south European Russia, and former Yugoslavia), in the eastern Palearctic realm, and in the Near East."Phiaris stibiana (Guenée, 1845)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
Description Phiaris stibiana can reach a wingspan of about . These medium-sized moths show pale brown forewings with dark brown markings and usually some silvery transversal thin stripes. The hindwings are uniformly brown.
Biology Adults can be found from June to July, while larvae are present in August. They have been observed feeding on Alnus, Prunus, Vaccinium, Teucrium, Viburnum, and Rubus fruticosus."Historische Literatur" Lepiforum e.V. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
References
External links "04752 Phiaris stibiana (Guenée, 1845)". Lepiforum e.V. Mazzei, Paolo; Morel, Daniel & Panfili, Raniero "Phiaris stibiana (Guenée, )". Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa. "Phiaris stibiana (Guénée, 1855)". Lépidoptères de France.