Eulia ministrana

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Eulia ministrana
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E. ministrana
Binomial name
Eulia ministrana
Synonyms
  • Phalaena (Tortrix) ministranaLinnaeus, 1758
  • Lophoderus ministrana ab. dilutanaStrand, 1901
  • Olethreutes ferruganaHübner, 1922
  • Tortrix feruganaHübner, 1796-1799
  • Lophoderus ministrana ab. infuscanusStrand, 1901
  • Ptycholoma livonianaDuponchel, 1845
  • Lophoderus subfascianusStephens, 1834

Eulia ministrana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the Palearctic and Nearctic realms.

The wingspan is 18–24 mm. The head is dark fuscous. The thorax is ferruginous-ochreous, with a large crest. The forewings are narrowed anteriorly and pale ochreous.The base of costa, a more or less developed very large triangular often pale-centred dorsal suffusion, and the terminal streak are all deep ferruginous.The cilia are dark ferruginous-fuscous. The hindwings are grey, the termen darker. The larva is light green head brown. [2]

Adults are on wing from May to June. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on various shrubs and trees including Betula pendula , Rhamnus cathartica , Corylus avellana and Castanea sativa .

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References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. 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