Eucosma pupillana explained

Eucosma pupillana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae.

Description

The wingspan is 14–19 mm.[1] Adults have been recorded on wing from July to August in Europe.

The larvae feed on Artemisia absinthium. They feed inside the stems and roots of their host plant.

Distribution

This species can be found in Great Britain, Spain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Austria, Switzerland, Italy included Sicily, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Poland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, the Baltic region, Russia[2] (Ural Mountains), Asia Minor, Iran, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan[3] and China (Heilongjiang, Shaanxi, Qinghai, Xinjiang).[4]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.hantsmoths.org.uk/species/1199.php Hantsmoths
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20140819125759/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=438866 Fauna Europaea
  3. , 2010: Clepsis trifasciata sp. n. with notes on some Lepidoptera Tortricidae from Kirgizstan. Journal of Entomological and Acarological Research Serie II 42 (1): 1-10. Abstract and full article: http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/jear/issue/view/28
  4. http://www.redalyc.org/pdf/455/45513105.pdf Catalogue of Eucosmini from China (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)