Epinotia ramella

Epinotia ramella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Epinotia
Species: E. ramella
Binomial name
Epinotia ramella
(Linnaeus, 1758)[1]
Synonyms
  • Phalaena (Tinea) ramella Linnaeus, 1758
  • Grapholitha costana Duponchel, in Godart, 1836
  • Anchylopera fimbriana Stephens, 1829
  • Tortrix paykulliana Fabricius, 1787
  • Tortrix ramana Frolich, 1828
  • Tortrix sesquilunana Haworth, [1811]

Epinotia ramella is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Europe, China (Hebei, Inner Mongolia, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Sichuan, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia), Japan, Russia and Kazakhstan.[2]

The wingspan is 13–16 millimetres (0.51–0.63 in). The moth flies from June to November in Europe.

Lifespan

The larvae mainly feed on the catkins of birch and willow.

Habitat

Epinotia ramella is found Europe, it lives in well wooded areas that contains food plants.[3]

References

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