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Eucosma hohenwartiana

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Eucosma hohenwartiana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Eucosma
Species:
E. hohenwartiana
Binomial name
Eucosma hohenwartiana
Synonyms
List
    • Tortrix hohenwartiana Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775
    • Phalaena cervana Scopoli, 1763
    • Semasia decipiana Laharpe, 1858
    • Grapholitha hohenwarthiana Treitschke, 1829
    • Tortrix (Semasia) jaceana Herrich-Schaffer, 1851
    • Tortrix pupillana Hubner, [1796-1799]
    • Tortrix scopoliana Haworth, [1811]
    • Carpocapsa strigana Curtis, 1831

Eucosma hohenwartiana, the bright bell, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in China (Heilongjiang, jiangxi), Central Asia, North Africa[2] and Europe, where it has been recorded from Sardinia, Sicily, Ireland, Great Britain, Spain, France, Germany, the Benelux, Denmark, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Norway, Sweden, Finland, the Baltic region and Russia.[3] The habitat consists of dry open areas and grassland.[4]

The wingspan is 15–22 mm.[5] It is very similar to Eucosma cana

The larvae feed on Centaurea cyanus, Centaurea scabiosa, Centaurea jacea, Serratula tinctoria, Carduus, Cirsium and Picris species.

References

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  1. ^ tortricidae.com
  2. ^ Catalogue of Eucosmini from China (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)
  3. ^ Fauna Europaea
  4. ^ Hants Moths
  5. ^ "The Eucosma hohenwartiana group of species (Tortricidae)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-14. Retrieved 2014-08-14.