Epinotia solandriana

Epinotia solandriana
Touquin, Seine-et-Marne, N France
Epinotia solandriana Anglesey, North Wales male genitalia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Epinotia
Species:	E. solandriana
Binomial name
Epinotia solandriana (Linnaeus, 1758) [1]
Synonyms
List 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]

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).

References

1. tortricidae.com
2. Catalogue of Eucosmini from China (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)
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

External links

• Lepidoptera of Belgium
• Epinotia solandriana at UKmoths