Eupoecilia angustana

Eupoecilia angustana
Eupoecilia angustana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Eupoecilia
Species: E. angustana
Binomial name
Eupoecilia angustana
(Hübner, 1799)
Synonyms
  • Tortrix angustana Hubner, 1796-1799
  • Tortrix (Cochylis) cruentana Herrich-Schffer, 1851
  • Phalaena fasciella Donovan, [1808]
  • Eupoecilia angustana thuleana Vaughan, 1880

Eupoecilia angustana is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in most of Europe to the southern part of the Urals, Shensi and Japan.

The wingspan is 10-15 mm. The moth flies from June to September.

The larvae feed on Plantago, Achillea, Calluna, Origanum, Thymus and Solidago.

Subspecies

Eupoecilia angustana thuleana is considered a distinct subspecies by some authors. It is found in Shetland.

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