Endothenia ericetana

Endothenia ericetana
Endothenia ericetana Moscow Oblast
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Endothenia
Species:	E. ericetana
Binomial name
Endothenia ericetana (Humphreys & Westwood, 1845)

Endothenia ericetana is a species of moth, belonging to the family Tortricidae first described by Henry Noel Humphreys and John O. Westwood in 1845. ^[1]

It is native to the Palearctic including Europe. ^[2]

Set specimen Austria

The wingspan is 14–20 mm. The forewings are light fuscous, sometimes obscurely darker-strigulated . The base is obscurely darker or ferruginous-tinged. There is an indistinct central fascia not reaching the dorsum, a short transverse tornal streak, and a subapical streak not reaching costa All are darker fuscous or ochreous - brown and obscure. The hindwings are rather dark grey. ^[3]

The species is found in connection with meadows, fields and farmland. The larvae feed in the stems and rootstock of woundwort Stachys and corn-mint Mentha arvensis . The moths fly in July–August.

References

1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Endothenia ericetana​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved 16 January 2021.
2. "Endothenia ericetana (Humphreys & Westwood, 1845)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
3. Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain . Keys and description