Epagoge grotiana, common name brown-barred tortrix, is a moth of the family Tortricidae, first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1781.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Epaggoge |
| Species: | E. grotiana
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Description
editEpagoge grotiana has a wingspan of about 13–17 millimetres (0.51–0.67 in).[3][4] Forewings have a yellowish ochreous ground colour with brown markings. Adults are on wing from June to August and are active around dusk and at dawn.[4][5] The larvae mainly feed on oak, Crataegus and Rubus species.[4] They live within a rolled leaf, where they also overwinter.[3][5]
Distribution and habitat
editThis species can be found in most of Europe and in the Near East.[6] It mainly occurs in deciduous woodlands and on sand-dunes.[4]
References
edit- ^ "EPAGOGE Hubner". Tortricid.net. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ "Epagoge grotiana (Fabricius, 1781)". BioLib. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ a b "49.005 [B&F: 1006] Epagoge grotiana (Fabricius, 1781)". Hants Moths. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ a b c d Kimber, Ian. "Epagoge grotiana (Fabricius, 1781)". UKmoths. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ a b " Epagoge grotiana (Fabricius, 1781)". Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ "Epagoge grotiana (Fabricius, 1781)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
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