Eulia ministrana

Eulia ministrana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Eulia
Species:	E. ministrana
Binomial name
	Eulia ministrana; (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
	Phalaena (Tortrix) ministrana Linnaeus, 1758; Lophoderus ministrana ab. dilutana Strand, 1901; Olethreutes ferrugana Hübner, 1922; Tortrix ferugana Hübner, 1796-1799; Lophoderus ministrana ab. infuscanus Strand, 1901; Ptycholoma livoniana Duponchel, 1845; Lophoderus subfascianus Stephens, 1834;

Eulia ministrana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the Palearctic and Nearctic realms.

The wingspan is 18–24 mm. The head is dark fuscous. The thorax is ferruginous-ochreous, with a large crest. The forewings are narrowed anteriorly and pale ochreous.The base of costa, a more or less developed very large triangular often pale-centred dorsal suffusion, and the terminal streak are all deep ferruginous.The cilia are dark ferruginous-fuscous. The hindwings are grey, the termen darker. The larva is light green head brown.^[2]

Adults are on wing from May to June. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on various shrubs and trees including Betula pendula, Rhamnus cathartica , Corylus avellana and Castanea sativa.

References

^ tortricidae.com
^ 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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[1] tortricidae.com

[2] 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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