Epiblema sticticana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae described by Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel in 1842.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Epiblema |
| Species: | E. sticticana
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| Epiblema sticticana | |
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Description
editThe wingspan is 15–20 mm (0.59–0.79 in).[2] Forewings show a subquadrate large whitish dorsal blotch and a light brown colouration.[3] These moths are very similar to Epiblema scutulana and Epiblema cirsiana,[2][4] but they are generally browner and lighter.[2]
Biology
editThe larvae feed on coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara), winter heliotrope (Petasites fragrans), greater burdock (Arctium lappa), marsh thistle (Cirsium palustre), musk thistle (Carduus nutans) and spear thistle (Cirsium vulgare).[2][4] They initially feed in the roots, but later in the flower lower stems.[2] Adults are on wing from May to June.[2]
Distribution and habitat
editThis species can be found in almost all of Europe, as well as the eastern Palearctic realm and the Near East.[1] It mainly occurs in waste grounds, rough meadows, damp grounds and coastal areas.[2]
References
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- ^ a b Fauna Europaea
- ^ a b c d e f g UKMoths
- ^ "British Lepidoptera". Archived from the original on 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
- ^ a b "Microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-29. Retrieved 2011-09-21.
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