Epinotia pusillana

Epinotia pusillana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found from France to Poland and Finland.

Epinotia pusillana
in Kennel Die palaearktischen tortriciden figure 61
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Epinotia
Species:
E. pusillana
Binomial name
Epinotia pusillana
(Peyerimhoff, 1863)

The wingspan is 11–13 mm. Adults are on wing in June and July in Germany and in July and August in Poland.

The larvae feed on Abies alba. They mine the needles of the host plant.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.