Epinotia ramella | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Epinotia |
Species: | E. ramella |
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Epinotia ramella | |
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Epinotia ramella is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Europe, China (Hebei, Inner Mongolia, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Sichuan, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia), Japan, Russia and Kazakhstan. [2]
The wingspan is 13–16 millimetres (0.51–0.63 in). The forewings are ochreous-white, with some black scales towards base. The is costa greyish-tinged, strigulated with black. There is a triangular black spot mixed with grey on dorsum before middle, and another less defined on the tornus. The central fascia is ill-marked and pale ochreous grey. The apex is suffused with dark grey, the ocellus edged with leaden metallic. Sometimes the dorsal 3/5 of the forewing wholly suffused with blackish-grey. The hindwings are grey. [3]
The moth flies from June to November in Europe.
Epinotia ramella is found Europe, it lives in well wooded areas that contain the larval food plants. [4]