Epiblema sticticana
| Epiblema sticticana | |
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| Epiblema sticticana | |
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| Epiblema sticticana with the opened wings | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Epiblema |
| Species: | E. sticticana |
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| Epiblema sticticana (Duponchel, in Godart, 1842) [1] | |
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Epiblema sticticana is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family.
Description
The wingspan is 15–20 mm.[2] Forewings show a subquadrate large whitish dorsal blotch and a light brown colouration.[3] These moths are very similar to Epiblema scutulana and Epiblema cirsiana,[2][4] but they are generally browner and lighter.[2]
Biology
The larvae feed on coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara), winter heliotrope (Petasites fragrans), greater burdock (Arctium lappa), marsh thistle (Cirsium palustre), musk thistle (Carduus nutans) and spear thistle (Cirsium vulgare).[2][4] They initially feed in the roots, but later in the flower lower stems.[2] Adults are on wing from May to June.[2]
Distribution and habitat
This species can be found in almost all of Europe, as well as the eastern Palearctic ecozone and the Near East.[1] It mainly occurs in waste grounds, rough meadows, damp grounds and coastal areas.[2]
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