Epinotia solandriana

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Epinotia solandriana
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Epinotia solandriana Anglesey, North Wales male genitalia
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E. solandriana
Binomial name
Epinotia solandriana
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    • Phalaena (Tortrix) solandrianaLinnaeus, 1758
    • Epiblema solandriana f. albosinuanaGrabe, 1944
    • Eucosma solandriana f. centrostrianaSheldon, 1935
    • Epiblema solandriana f. fuscosolandrianaGrabe, 1944
    • Epiblema solandriana f. fuscotrapezanaGrabe, 1944
    • Eucosma solandriana f. griseanaSheldon, 1935
    • Epiblema solandriana f. ochreotrapezanaGrabe, 1944
    • Tortrix parmatanaHubner, [1814-1817]
    • Tortrix ratanaHubner, [1811-1813]
    • Tortrix rattanaFrolich, 1828
    • Tortrix rhenanaThunberg & Becklin, 1791
    • Eucosma solandriana f. rufanaSheldon, 1935
    • Epiblema solandriana f. rufosinuanaGrabe, 1944
    • Tortrix semilunanaFrolich, 1828
    • Phalaena (Tortrix) semimaculanaHubner, 1793
    • Pyralis trapezanaFabricius, 1787
    • Eucosma solandriana f. variegataSheldon, 1935
    • Eucosma solandriana f. variegatastrianaSheldon, 1935

Epinotia solandriana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Europe, China (Jilin, Heilongjiang, Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai provinces), Korea, Japan, and Russia. [2]

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Morphology

The wingspan is 16–21 mm.The forewings are elongate and the costa moderately arched, the fold reaching 1/3. The ground colour varies from whitish ochreous or brownish to ferruginous. It may have dark fine streaks, sometimes whitish-mixed. The basal patch has an angulated edge, and the central fascia narrows towards its extremities. Both are sometimes darker. A rounded triangular white or pale median dorsal blotch is sometimes replaced by a more elongate semi-oval, dark reddish-brown blotch. The termen is rather oblique. The hindwings are light grey. The larva is grey-whitish or dull greenish ; head pale brown or partly black ; plate of 2 whitish or brown [3]

Ecology

The moth flies in one generation from July to September depending on the location.

The larvae mainly feed on birch (Betula species), hazel ( Corylus avellana ), and willow (Salix species)

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References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Catalogue of Eucosmini from China (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)
  3. Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain . Keys and description