Endothenia ericetana
| Endothenia ericetana | |
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| Endothenia ericetana Moscow Oblast | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Endothenia |
| Species: | E. ericetana |
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| Endothenia ericetana | |
Endothenia ericetana is a species of moth, belonging to the family Tortricidae first described by Henry Noel Humphreys and John O. Westwood in 1845.[1]
It is native to the Palearctic including Europe.[2]
The wingspan is 14–20 mm. The forewings are light fuscous, sometimes obscurely darker-strigulated . The base is obscurely darker or ferruginous-tinged. There is an indistinct central fascia not reaching the dorsum, a short transverse tornal streak, and a subapical streak not reaching costa All are darker fuscous or ochreous - brown and obscure. The hindwings are rather dark grey.[3]
The species is found in connection with meadows, fields and farmland.The larvae feed in the stems and rootstock of woundwort Stachys and corn-mint Mentha arvensis. The moths fly in July–August.
References
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Endothenia ericetana". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ "Endothenia ericetana (Humphreys & Westwood, 1845)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf
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