Biology:Epinotia subsequana
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Epinotia |
| Species: | E. subsequana
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| Binomial name | |
| Epinotia subsequana (Haworth, 1811)
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Epinotia subsequana, also known as the dark spruce moth, is a species of moth belonging to the family Tortricidae.[1] It was described by the English entomologist, Adrian Hardy Haworth in 1811 and is native to Europe.[1]
Description
The forewings are fuscous, posteriorly ferruginous tinged. The costa is strigulated with whitish and dark fuscous. The basal patch has an obtusely angulated edge , and the central fascia is dilated in disc. Both are mixed with dark fuscous . The ocellus is edged with leaden metallic, including several black dashes. The hindwings are white base with the veins, termen, and an apical patch grey.The larva is yellowish green; head and plate of 2 black.[2]
The larvae mine the needles of conifers, including silver fir (Abies alba), grand fir (Abies grandis) and Norway spruce (Picea abies).[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Epinotia subsequana (Haworth, 1811)" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/1745805.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Ellis, W N. "Epinotia subsequana (Haworth, 1811) dark spruce bell". https://bladmineerders.nl/parasites/animalia/arthropoda/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/apoditrysia/tortricoidea/tortricidae/olethreutinae/eucosmini/epinotia/epinotia-subsequana/.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q11967650 entry
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