Epiblema sticticana

Epiblema sticticana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae described by Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel in 1842.

Epiblema sticticana
With opened wings
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Genus:
Epiblema
Species:
E. sticticana
Binomial name
Epiblema sticticana
(Duponchel, in Godart, 1842) [1]
Synonyms
  • Pyralis sticticana Fabricius, 1794
  • Pyralis brunichana Fabricius, 1787
  • Epiblema brunichiana Hubner, [1825]
  • Eucosma farfarae T. B. Fletcher, 1938
  • Epiblema kemnerana Lewin, 1942
  • Epiblema melstediana Larsen, 1927
  • Grapholitha quadratana Eversmann, 1844

Description

The wingspan is 15–20 mm.[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]

Biology

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]

Distribution and habitat

This species can be found in almost all of Europe, as well as the eastern Palearctic ecozone and the Near East.[1] It mainly occurs in waste grounds, rough meadows, damp grounds and coastal areas.[2]

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. UKMoths
  3. British Lepidoptera
  4. "Microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-29. Retrieved 2011-09-21.


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