Biology:Eucosma campoliliana

Short description: Species of moth

Eucosma campoliliana
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Eucosma
Species:	E. campoliliana
Binomial name
Eucosma campoliliana (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Synonyms
Tortrix campoliliana [Denis & Schiffermuller], 1775 Tortrix albana Haworth, [1811] Grapholitha capitinivana Bruand, 1850 Grapholitha freyeriana Fischer von Roslerstamm, 1839 Calosetia nigrimaculana Barrett, 1874 Tortrix nigromaculana Haworth, [1811] Anticlea nigromaculata Wood, 1839 Steganoptycha nigromaculana var. ussuriana Caradja, 1916

Eucosma campoliliana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Europe, China (Jilin, Heilongjiang), Japan and Russia .

The wingspan is 13–18 mm. The head is adorned with white hairs, while the thorax is black with white spots on the sides. The ground colour of the forewings is snow white, with an interrupted, light brown cross-band in the middle and the wing tip mostly brown. There are areas with small black spots at the base and in the outer part of the wing. The hindwings are light grey-brown.

The moth flies from June to August in western Europe.

The larvae feed on Jacobaea vulgaris and Tephroseris species.

External links

• Lepidoptera of Belgium
• Eucosma campoliliana at UK Moths
• waarneming.nl (in Dutch)

Wikidata ☰ Q1359334 entry