Eucosma pupillana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae.

Eucosma pupillana
A live individual
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Eucosma
Species:
E. pupillana
Binomial name
Eucosma pupillana
(Clerck, 1759)[1]
Synonyms
  • Phalaena pupillana Clerck, 1759
  • Tortrix absinthiana Hubner, [1796-1799]
  • Olethreutes absynthiana Hubner, 1822
  • Eucosma Phaneta pupillana saerdabana Obraztsov, 1968

Description

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The wingspan is 14–19 mm.[2] Adults have been recorded on wing from July to August in Europe.

The larvae feed on Artemisia absinthium. They feed inside the stems and roots of their host plant.

Distribution

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This species can be found in Great Britain, Spain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Austria, Switzerland, Italy included Sicily, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Poland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, the Baltic region, Russia[3] (Ural Mountains), Asia Minor, Iran, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan[4] and China (Heilongjiang, Shaanxi, Qinghai, Xinjiang).[5]

References

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  1. ^ Tortricidae.com
  2. ^ Hantsmoths
  3. ^ Fauna Europaea
  4. ^ Trematerra, P., 2010: Clepsis trifasciata sp. n. with notes on some Lepidoptera Tortricidae from Kirgizstan. Journal of Entomological and Acarological Research Serie II 42 (1): 1-10. Abstract and full article: [1]
  5. ^ Catalogue of Eucosmini from China (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)