Eucosma aemulana
| Eucosma aemulana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Eucosma |
| Species: | E. aemulana |
| Binomial name | |
| Eucosma aemulana (Schläger, 1849)[1] | |
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Eucosma aemulana, the Obscure Bell, is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in China (Tianjin, Shanxi, Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian, Henan, Sichuan, Guizhou, Shaanxi, Gansu), Korea, Russia and most of Europe.[2] It is also found in North America, where it has been recorded from Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Utah.[3] The habitat consists of woodlands, chalk downland and cliffs.[4]
The wingspan is 11–16 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August.[5]
The larvae feed on Solidago virgaurea and Aster tripolium. They feed on the seeds within the flowerheads of their host plant.[6] Larvae can be found from August to May. The species overwinters in the pupal stage within a cocoon.
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