Epinotia cruciana
Epinotia cruciana | |
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A live individual of Epinotia cruciana | |
Mounted spcimen | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Section: | Cossina |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Epinotia |
Species: | E. cruciana |
Binomial name | |
Epinotia cruciana (Linnaeus, 1761)[1] | |
Synonyms | |
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The Willow Tortrix (Epinotia cruciana) is a moth of the Tortricidae family.
Description
The wingspan is 12–15 mm. This moth has a characteristic wing pattern, with a pale brown ground colour and dark brown markings of the forewings, resembling a cross (hence the Latin name cruciana of the species). [3]
Adults are on wing from June to early August. [3]
The larvae feed on various sallows and willows, mainly Salix repens, on which the larva spins together the leaves of a terminal shoot and feeds within. [3]
Distribution
This species can be found from Europe to Japan and in North America. [4]
References
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External links
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