Epinotia tetraquetrana

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Epinotia tetraquetrana
Epinotia tetraquetrana, Sarnau, North Wales, June 2011 (19682725585).jpg
Epinotia tetraquetrana, Sarnau, North Wales
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Genus:
Epinotia
Species:
E. tetraquetrana
Binomial name
Epinotia tetraquetrana
(Haworth, [1811]) [1]
Synonyms
  • Tortrix tetraquetranaHaworth, [1811]
  • Tortrix angulanaHaworth, [1811]
  • Eucosma tetraquetrana f. deficiensDufrane, 1957
  • Phlaeodes frutelataDesmarest, in Chenu, 1857
  • Tortrix frutetanaHubner, [1823-1824]
  • Tortrix hypoleucanaFrolich, 1828
  • Steganoptycha tetraquetrana kurilensisKuznetzov, 1969
  • Epiblema tetraquetranum ab. ochreanaHauder, 1918
  • Epiblema tetraquetranum f. opacanaHauder, 1918
  • Eucosma tetraquetrana f. rufaDufrane, 1957
  • Tortrix triquetranaHaworth, [1811]
  • Paedisca tetraquetrana f. umbratanaStrand, 1901

Epinotia tetraquetrana, the square-barred bell, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found from most of Europe east to the Near East and the eastern part of the Palearctic realm. [2]

The wingspan is 12–16 mm. The forewings are fuscous,darker-strigulated, often whitish-mixed. The costa is strigulated with blackish and posteriorly with white.The edge of the basal patch is suffused with ferruginous-brown, partly blackish-marked and obtusely angulated Beyond this there issometimes an obscure whitish subquadrate dorsal spot . The central fascia is darker, often ferruginous-suffused ; costal half beyond this sometimes ferruginous suffused, with some black scales. The ocellus is obscurely edged with leaden-metallic, usually preceded by a small black subdorsal spot. The termen is sinuate . There is a white subapical dash in cilia.The hindwings are grey.The larva is pale yellowish-green ; head and plate of 2 dark or light brown. [3]

Adults are on wing from April to May. [4]

The young larvae bore into the stem of Betula and Alnus species. Later, they feed within a folded leaf.

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References

  1. ↑ Epinotia at tortricidae.com
  2. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  3. ↑ 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
  4. ↑ UKmoths


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