Epiblema sticticana | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Epiblema |
Species: | E. sticticana
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Epiblema sticticana | |
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Epiblema sticticana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae described by Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel in 1842.
The wingspan is 15–20 mm (0.59–0.79 in). [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]
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]
This species can be found in almost all of Europe, as well as the eastern Palearctic realm and the Near East. [1] It mainly occurs in waste grounds, rough meadows, damp grounds and coastal areas. [2]
Epiblema sticticana | |
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With opened wings | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Epiblema |
Species: | E. sticticana
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Binomial name | |
Epiblema sticticana | |
Synonyms | |
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Epiblema sticticana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae described by Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel in 1842.
The wingspan is 15–20 mm (0.59–0.79 in). [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]
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]
This species can be found in almost all of Europe, as well as the eastern Palearctic realm and the Near East. [1] It mainly occurs in waste grounds, rough meadows, damp grounds and coastal areas. [2]