Eucosma cana
Eucosma cana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Eucosma |
Species: | E. cana |
Binomial name | |
Eucosma cana (Haworth, 1811)[1] | |
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Eucosma cana, the hoary bell, is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in China (Zhejiang, Fujian, Henan, Guangdong, Yunnan, Shaanxi, Gansu, Xinjiang), Japan, Central Asia, Russia, Kazakhstan and most of Europe.[2][3]
The wingspan is 16–23 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is buffish or greyish with darker longitudinal streaks.[4] Adults are on wing from June to August.[5]
The larvae feed on the flowerheads of Cirsium, Carduus and Centaurea species and can be found from August to May.
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