Epinotia majorana

Epinotia majorana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in north-eastern China, Korea, Japan and Russia.[2]

Epinotia majorana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Epinotia
Species:
E. majorana
Binomial name
Epinotia majorana
(Caradja, 1916)[1]
Synonyms
  • Gypsonoma incarnana var. majorana Caradja, 1916
  • Eucosma leucantha Meyrick, 1931

The wingspan is 12–15 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on Heracleum moellendorfii, Daucus carota var. sativa and Betula dahurica.

References
  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Catalogue of Eucosmini from China (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)
  3. Japanese Moths
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