Endothenia pullana

Endothenia pullana, the woundwort marble, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Adrian Hardy Haworth in 1811. It is found in north-western Europe, Sweden, Finland, Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Belarus and Russia.[2] The habitat consists of marshy areas.

Endothenia pullana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Endothenia
Species:
E. pullana
Binomial name
Endothenia pullana
(Haworth, 1811)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tortrix pullana Haworth, [1811]
  • Sideria violana Peyerimhoff, 1863

The wingspan is 10–14 mm.[3] Adults are on wing from late May to July.

The larvae feed on Stachys palustris. They live in the stems and rootstock of their host plant. Pupation takes place in the stem within a reddish-brown silken cocoon.[4]

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2013-12-06. Retrieved 2013-12-13.
  4. "Lepidoptera of Belgium". Archived from the original on 2011-09-09. Retrieved 2013-12-13.



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