Eucosma fulvana

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

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

Figs. 6 larva after final moult

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. ^ a b "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