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Epinotia ramella

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Epinotia ramella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Epinotia
Species:
E. ramella
Binomial name
Epinotia ramella
Synonyms
  • Phalaena (Tinea) ramella Linnaeus, 1758
  • Grapholitha costana Duponchel, in Godart, 1836
  • Anchylopera fimbriana Stephens, 1829
  • Tortrix paykulliana Fabricius, 1787
  • Tortrix ramana Frolich, 1828
  • Tortrix sesquilunana Haworth, [1811]

Epinotia ramella is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Europe, China (Hebei, Inner Mongolia, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Sichuan, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia), Japan, Russia and Kazakhstan.[2]

The wingspan is 13–16 millimetres (0.51–0.63 in). The forewings are ochreous-white, with some black scales towards base. The is costa greyish-tinged, strigulated with black. There is a triangular black spot mixed with grey on dorsum before middle, and another less defined on the tornus. The central fascia is ill-marked and pale ochreous grey. The apex is suffused with dark grey , the ocellus edged with leaden metallic.Sometimes the dorsal 3/5 of the forewing wholly suffused with blackish-grey. The hindwings are grey.[3]

Biology

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The moth flies from June to November in Europe.

The larvae mainly feed on the catkins of birch and willow.

Habitat

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Epinotia ramella is found Europe, it lives in well wooded areas that contain the larval food plants.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Tortricid.net - GENUS". www.tortricidae.com.
  2. ^ "Catalogue of Eucosmini from China (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)" (PDF).
  3. ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
  4. ^ "Epinotia ramella - NatureSpot". www.naturespot.org.uk.
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