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]

Eucosma wimmerana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Eucosma
Species:
E. wimmerana
Binomial name
Eucosma wimmerana
Synonyms
  • Grapholitha wimmerana Treitschke, 1835
  • Semasia gracilis Filipjev, 1924
  • Grapholitha incana Lienig & Zeller, 1846
  • Grapholitha maritimana Walker, 1863
  • Grapholitha wimmeriana Lederer, 1859

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. The gall has the form of a swelling of the apical part of the main shoot. The larvae have a yellowish or reddish body and blackish-brown head. Pupation takes place within the gall or in the soil.[4] Larvae can be found from September to May.

References edit

  1. ^ tortricidae.com
  2. ^ Catalogue of Eucosmini from China (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)
  3. ^ Fauna Europaea
  4. ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2014-08-15.