Biology:Epinotia cruciana
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Short description: Species of moth
Epinotia cruciana | |
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Mounted specimen | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Epinotia |
Species: | E. cruciana
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Binomial name | |
Epinotia cruciana | |
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Epinotia cruciana, the willow tortrix, is a moth of the family Tortricidae.
Description
The wingspan is 12–15 mm. This moth has a characteristic wing pattern, with a pale brown ground colour and dark brown markings of the forewings, resembling a cross (hence the Latin name cruciana of the species).[3]
Adults are on wing from June to early August.[3]
The larvae feed on various sallows and willows, mainly Salix repens, on which the larva spins together the leaves of a terminal shoot and feeds within.[3]
Distribution
This species can be found from Europe to Japan and in North America.[4]
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Epinotia cruciana. |
Wikidata ☰ Q1759616 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epinotia cruciana.
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