Eupoecilia angustana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in most of Europe to the southern part of the Urals, and across the Palearctic to China (Anhui, Beijing, Gansu, Heilongijiang, Henan, Jilin, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi), Japan and Korea.[2]
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Eupoecilia |
Species: | E. angustana
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Binomial name | |
Eupoecilia angustana | |
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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 edit
Eupoecilia angustana thuleana is considered a distinct subspecies by some authors. It is found in Shetland.
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