Eupoecilia angustana

Eupoecilia angustana
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Eupoecilia
Species:	E. angustana
Binomial name
	Eupoecilia angustana; (Hübner, 1799)
Synonyms
	Tortrix angustana Hubner, 1796-1799; Tortrix (Cochylis) cruentana Herrich-Schffer, 1851; Phalaena fasciella Donovan, [1808]; Eupoecilia angustana thuleana Vaughan, 1880;

Eupoecilia angustana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in most of Europe to the southern part of the Urals, and across the Palearctic to China (Anhui, Beijing, Gansu, Heilongijiang, Henan, Jilin, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi), Japan and Korea.^[2]

The wingspan is 10–15 mm.

The moth flies from June to September.

The larvae feed on Plantago, Achillea, Calluna, Origanum, Thymus and Solidago.

Subspecies[edit]

Eupoecilia angustana thuleana is considered a distinct subspecies by some authors. It is found in Shetland.

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External links[edit]

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[1] tortricidae.com

[2] A Brief Summary of Tribe Cochylini from China (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Tortricinae)

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