Epinotia solandriana

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Epinotia solandriana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Europe, China (Jilin, Heilongjiang, Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai provinces), Korea, Japan, and Russia.[2]

Epinotia solandriana
Touquin, Seine-et-Marne, N France
Epinotia solandriana Anglesey, North Wales male genitalia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Epinotia
Species:
E. solandriana
Binomial name
Epinotia solandriana
Synonyms
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    • Phalaena (Tortrix) solandriana Linnaeus, 1758
    • Epiblema solandriana f. albosinuana Grabe, 1944
    • Eucosma solandriana f. centrostriana Sheldon, 1935
    • Epiblema solandriana f. fuscosolandriana Grabe, 1944
    • Epiblema solandriana f. fuscotrapezana Grabe, 1944
    • Eucosma solandriana f. griseana Sheldon, 1935
    • Epiblema solandriana f. ochreotrapezana Grabe, 1944
    • Tortrix parmatana Hubner, [1814-1817]
    • Tortrix ratana Hubner, [1811-1813]
    • Tortrix rattana Frolich, 1828
    • Tortrix rhenana Thunberg & Becklin, 1791
    • Eucosma solandriana f. rufana Sheldon, 1935
    • Epiblema solandriana f. rufosinuana Grabe, 1944
    • Tortrix semilunana Frolich, 1828
    • Phalaena (Tortrix) semimaculana Hubner, 1793
    • Pyralis trapezana Fabricius, 1787
    • Eucosma solandriana f. variegata Sheldon, 1935
    • Eucosma solandriana f. variegatastriana Sheldon, 1935

Morphology

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The wingspan is 16–21 mm.The forewings are elongate and the costa moderately arched, the fold reaching 1/3. The ground colour varies from whitish ochreous or brownish to ferruginous. It may have dark fine streaks, sometimes whitish-mixed. The basal patch has an angulated edge, and the central fascia narrows towards its extremities. Both are sometimes darker. A rounded triangular white or pale median dorsal blotch is sometimes replaced by a more elongate semi-oval, dark reddish-brown blotch. The termen is rather oblique. The hindwings are light grey. The larva is grey-whitish or dull greenish ; head pale brown or partly black ; plate of 2 whitish or brown [3]

Ecology

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The moth flies in one generation from July to September depending on the location.

The larvae mainly feed on birch (Betula species), hazel (Corylus avellana), and willow (Salix species)

References

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  1. ^ tortricidae.com
  2. ^ Catalogue of Eucosmini from China (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)
  3. ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
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