Epiblema scutulana
| Epiblema scutulana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Section: | Cossina |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Epiblema |
| Species: | E. scutulana |
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| Epiblema scutulana (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)[1] | |
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Epiblema scutulana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the Palearctic ecozone. The species closely resembles Epiblema sticticana and Epiblema cirsiana, identification is only possible on the basis of microscopic research of the genitalia.
The wingspan is 18–23 mm. The moth flies from May to September in western Europe.
The larvae feed on Cirsium vulgare and Musk thistle.
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