Eucosma fulvana

Eucosma fulvana is a species of moth, belonging to the genus Eucosma.[1]

Figs. 6 larva after final moult

Eucosma fulvana
Fig. 35 male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Eucosma
Species:
E. fulvana
Binomial name
Eucosma fulvana
Stephens, 1834

It is native to Europe.[1] where it has a limited distribution (from Great Britain , Germany , Estonia and the Nordic countries except Iceland). Julius von Kennel provides a full description.[2] The larvae feed on the flower heads of Centaurea spp.

References

  1. "Eucosma fulvana Stephens, 1834". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  2. Julius von Kennel, 1921, The Palaearktischen Tortriciden, eine monographische Darstellung. Stuttgart: E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung. 742 pp. - Palaearctic Tortricidae, a monograph.pdf at Zobodat 93-94
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