Eupoecilia angustana

Eupoecilia angustana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Eupoecilia
Species: E. angustana
Binomial name
Eupoecilia angustana
(Hübner, 1799)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tortrix angustana Hubner, 1796-1799
  • Tortrix (Cochylis) cruentana Herrich-Schffer, 1851
  • Phalaena fasciella Donovan, [1808]
  • Eupoecilia angustana thuleana Vaughan, 1880

Eupoecilia angustana is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in most of Europe to the southern part of the Urals, China (Anhui, Beijing, Gansu, Heilongijiang, Henan, Jilin, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi), Japan and Korea.[2]

The wingspan is 10–15 mm. The moth flies from June to September.

The larvae feed on Plantago, Achillea, Calluna, Origanum, Thymus and Solidago.

Subspecies

Eupoecilia angustana thuleana is considered a distinct subspecies by some authors. It is found in Shetland.

References

  1. ↑ tortricidae.com
  2. ↑ A Brief Summary of Tribe Cochylini from China (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Tortricinae)
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