Lobesia fuligana | |
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Lobesia fuligana figures 45-48 | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Lobesia |
Species: | L. fuligana
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Binomial name | |
Lobesia fuligana (
Haworth, 1811)
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Lobesia fuligana is a moth belonging to the family Tortricidae. The species was first described by Adrian Hardy Haworth in 1811. [2] It is found in Europe.
The wingspan is 10-13 mm. The forewings are ochreous-whitish, strigulated with dark fuscous.The basal patch, the central fascia, and a terminal fascia which is narrowed to the tornus are dark brown. The hindwings are grey. The larva is blue-green ; head and plate of 2 yellowish-brown: [3]
This species is bivoltine flying in two generations in May and again in July-August. They are active at dusk.
The larva lives in spun shoots on: Echium vulgare, Anchusa officinalis, Artemesia and Cirsium arvense. Pupation takes places in a cocoon, spun amongst surface litter.
Lobesia fuligana | |
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Lobesia fuligana figures 45-48 | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Lobesia |
Species: | L. fuligana
|
Binomial name | |
Lobesia fuligana (
Haworth, 1811)
| |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Lobesia fuligana is a moth belonging to the family Tortricidae. The species was first described by Adrian Hardy Haworth in 1811. [2] It is found in Europe.
The wingspan is 10-13 mm. The forewings are ochreous-whitish, strigulated with dark fuscous.The basal patch, the central fascia, and a terminal fascia which is narrowed to the tornus are dark brown. The hindwings are grey. The larva is blue-green ; head and plate of 2 yellowish-brown: [3]
This species is bivoltine flying in two generations in May and again in July-August. They are active at dusk.
The larva lives in spun shoots on: Echium vulgare, Anchusa officinalis, Artemesia and Cirsium arvense. Pupation takes places in a cocoon, spun amongst surface litter.