Epiblema scutulana

Taxobox
name = Epiblema scutulana

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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Lepidoptera
subordo = Glossata
infraordo = Heteroneura
zoodivision = Ditrysia
zoosectio = Cossina
zoosubsectio = Cossina
superfamilia = Tortricoidea
familia = Tortricidae
subfamilia = Olethreutinae
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genus = Epiblema
species = "E. scutulana"
binomial = "Epiblema scutulana"
binomial_authority = Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
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Epiblema scutulana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the Palearctic ecozone. The species closely resembles "Epiblema sticticana" and "Epiblema cirsiana", identification is only possible on the basis of microscopic research of the genitalia.

The wingspan is 18-23 mm. The moth flies from May to September. ref|flight_season.

The larvae feed on Cirsium vulgare and Musk thistle.

Notes

#Note|flight_season"The flight season refers to Belgium and The Netherlands. This may vary in other parts of the range."

External link

* [http://www.waarneming.nl/soort.php?id=16611 waarneming.nl nl]
* [http://webh01.ua.ac.be/vve/Checklists/Lepidoptera/Tortricidae/Escutulana.htm Lepidoptera of Belgium]
* [http://www.ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=1531 Epiblema scutulana at UKmoths]