Epiblema graphana

Epiblema graphana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Epiblema
Species: E. graphana
Binomial name
Epiblema graphana
(Treitschke, 1835)[1]
Synonyms
  • Paedisca graphana Treitschke, 1835
  • Epiblema graphanum
  • Grapholitha pierretana Duponchel, in Godart, 1836

Epiblema graphana is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Spain, France, Germany, the Benelux, Denmark, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, the Baltic region, Albania, Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Slovenia, the Republic of Macedonia, Greece, the Near East,[2] Russia, Kazakhstan, Iran, Afghanistan and China.[3]

The wingspan is 12–15 mm. Adults are on wing from May to September in two generations in western Europe.

The larvae feed on Achillea millefolium and Artemisia species.[4]

References

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