Biology:Eucosma sombreana

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Short description: Species of moth

Eucosma sombreana
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Eucosma
Species:
E. sombreana
Binomial name
Eucosma sombreana
Kearfott, 1905[1]
Synonyms
  • Eucosma phaeodes Meyrick, 1920
  • Eucosma phlaeodes Heinrich, 1923

Eucosma sombreana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from South Carolina and Oklahoma to Iowa, Illinois and Ontario.[2]

The wingspan is 19–25 mm. The forewings are brownish-grey, dusted with pale scales. There is a faint, slightly paler oblique band in the median area, bordered on both sides by dark shading. The hindwings are slightly paler than the forewing.[3] Adults are on wing from June to October.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13616717 entry