Eucosma campoliliana

Eucosma campoliliana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Europe, China (Jilin, Heilongjiang), Japan and Russia.[2]

Eucosma campoliliana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Eucosma
Species:
E. campoliliana
Binomial name
Eucosma campoliliana
Synonyms
  • Tortrix campoliliana [Denis & Schiffermuller], 1775
  • Tortrix albana Haworth, [1811]
  • Grapholitha capitinivana Bruand, 1850
  • Grapholitha freyeriana Fischer von Roslerstamm, 1839
  • Calosetia nigrimaculana Barrett, 1874
  • Tortrix nigromaculana Haworth, [1811]
  • Anticlea nigromaculata Wood, 1839
  • Steganoptycha nigromaculana var. ussuriana Caradja, 1916

The wingspan is 13–18 mm. The head is adorned with white hairs, while the thorax is black with white spots on the sides. The ground colour of the forewings is snow white, with an interrupted, light brown cross-band in the middle and the wing tip mostly brown. There are areas with small black spots at the base and in the outer part of the wing. The hindwings are light grey-brown.

The moth flies from June to August in western Europe.

The larvae feed on Jacobaea vulgaris and Tephroseris species.

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