Eucosma pupillana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae.
| Eucosma pupillana | |
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| A live individual | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Eucosma |
| Species: | E. pupillana |
| Binomial name | |
| Eucosma pupillana (Clerck, 1759)[1] | |
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Description
editThe wingspan is 14–19 mm.[2] Adults have been recorded on wing from July to August in Europe.
The larvae feed on Artemisia absinthium. They feed inside the stems and roots of their host plant.
Distribution
editThis species can be found in Great Britain, Spain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Austria, Switzerland, Italy included Sicily, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Poland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, the Baltic region, Russia[3] (Ural Mountains), Asia Minor, Iran, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan[4] and China (Heilongjiang, Shaanxi, Qinghai, Xinjiang).[5]
References
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- ↑ Tortricidae.com
- ↑ Hantsmoths
- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ Trematerra, P., 2010: Clepsis trifasciata sp. n. with notes on some Lepidoptera Tortricidae from Kirgizstan. Journal of Entomological and Acarological Research Serie II 42 (1): 1-10. Abstract and full article:
- ↑ Catalogue of Eucosmini from China (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)
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