Eucosma aemulana

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Eucosma aemulana
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Eucosma
Species:
E. aemulana
Binomial name
Eucosma aemulana
(Schläger, 1849) [1]
Synonyms
  • Grapholitha aemulanaSchläger, 1849
  • Tortrix (Semasia) aemulata var. latioranaHerrich-Schaffer, 1851

Eucosma aemulana, the obscure bell, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in China (Tianjin, Shanxi, Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian, Henan, Sichuan, Guizhou, Shaanxi, Gansu), Korea, Russia and most of Europe. [2] It is also found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Utah. [3] The habitat consists of woodlands, chalk downland and cliffs. [4]

The wingspan is 11–16 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August.

The larvae feed on Solidago virgaurea and Aster tripolium . They feed on the seeds within the flowerheads of their host plant. [5] Larvae can be found from August to May. The species overwinters in the pupal stage within a cocoon.

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