Eana osseana

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Eana osseana
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Eana osseana
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Eana
Species:
E. osseana
Binomial name
Eana osseana
(Scopoli, 1763) [1]
Synonyms
  • Phalaena osseanaScopoli, 1763
  • Cnephasia (Ablabia) osseana r. alpicola Ral, 1953
  • Cnephasia (Ablabia) osseana var. alpicolana Ral, 1953
  • Tinea angulella Thunberg & Wenner, 1794
  • Eana darvaza batangiana Razowski, 1965
  • Cnephasia biformana Hauder, 1913
  • Tortrix boreana Zetterstedt, 1839
  • Cnephasia (Ablabia) osseana r. borreoni Ral, 1953
  • Cnephasia cantiana Curtis, 1826
  • Nephodesme osseana darvaza Obraztsov, 1943
  • Ablabia osseana ab. impunctana Strand, 1901
  • Sciaphila niveosana Packard, 1866
  • Cnephasia pallida Muller-Rutz, 1920
  • Tortrix pratana Hubner, [1811-1813]
  • Cnephasia (Ablabia) osseana r. ratana Ral, 1953
  • Cnephasia (Ablabia) ossesana f. pseudolongana Ral, 1953
  • Tortrix quadripunctana Haworth, [1811]
  • Aphelia quadripunetata Wood & Westwood, 1852
  • Cnephasia (Ablabia) osseana f. solfatarana Ral, 1953
  • Tortrix steineriana var. stelviana Milliere, 1874

Eana osseana, common name dotted shade, is a moth of the family Tortricidae.

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Description

Eana osseana has a wingspan reaching 16–23 millimetres (0.63–0.91 in). The basic coloration is pale brown, with a few obscure brown markings.Meyrick describes it - Forewings very elongate, costa almost straight, termen slightly sinuate brownish-ochreous, sometimes ferruginous-tinged, seldom whitish- ochreous ; an irregular spot in disc before and another beyond middle, and a triangular apical patch fuscous, often indistinct or sometimes obsolete. Hindwings grey. [2]

Adults fly from June to August and they are attracted to light. The larvae live within a silken tube. They are polyphagous, feeding on many herbaceous plants, grasses and mosses.

Distribution and habitat

This species is widespread in most of Europe, in the East Palearctic realm and in the Nearctic realm. It prefers grassland, downland and moorland.

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References

  1. Baixeras, J.; Brown, J.W. & Gilligan, T.M. (2009a): Online World Catalogue of the Tortricidae Genus Eana account.
  2. Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain . Keys and description