Eucosma wimmerana
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Eucosma |
Species: | E. wimmerana
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Binomial name | |
Eucosma wimmerana (Treitschke, 1835)[1]
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Eucosma wimmerana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in China (Tianjin, Hebei, Henan, Shaanxi, Gansu, Xinjiang), Mongolia, Japan, Russia, Kazakhstan[2] and Europe, where it has been recorded from Sicily, France, the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, the Baltic region, Slovenia and Romania.[3]
The wingspan is 14–17 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July.
The larvae feed on Artemisia campestris and Artemisia dracunculus. Larval feeding results in gall formation.[4] Larvae can be found from September to May.
References
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- ^ tortricidae.com
- ^ Catalogue of Eucosmini from China (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2014-08-15.