Endothenia pullana

Endothenia pullana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Endothenia
Species:	E. pullana
Binomial name
	Endothenia pullana; (Haworth, 1811)[1]
Synonyms
	Tortrix pullana Haworth, [1811]; Sideria violana Peyerimhoff, 1863;

Endothenia pullana, the woundwort marble, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Adrian Hardy Haworth in 1811. It is found in north-western Europe, Sweden, Finland, Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Belarus and Russia.[2] The habitat consists of marshy areas.

The wingspan is 10–14 mm.[3] Adults are on wing from late May to July.

The larvae feed on Stachys palustris. They live in the stems and rootstock of their host plant. Pupation takes place in the stem within a reddish-brown silken cocoon.[4]

References

tortricidae.com
Fauna Europaea
"microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2013-12-06. Retrieved 2013-12-13.
"Lepidoptera of Belgium". Archived from the original on 2011-09-09. Retrieved 2013-12-13.

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[1] tortricidae.com

[2] Fauna Europaea

[3] "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2013-12-06. Retrieved 2013-12-13.

[4] "Lepidoptera of Belgium". Archived from the original on 2011-09-09. Retrieved 2013-12-13.