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Epinotia maculana

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Tortricidae

Scientific name
  
Epinotia maculana

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Epinotia

Rank
  
Species

Epinotia maculana

Similar
  
Epinotia cruciana, Epinotia solandriana, Epinotia mercuriana, Epinotia ramella, Butterflies and moths

Epinotia maculana is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in most of Europe (except Iceland, the Iberian Peninsula, Ukraine and most of the Balkan Peninsula), east to the eastern part of the Palearctic ecozone.

The wingspan is 17–23 mm. Adults are on wing from August to October.

The larvae feed on Populus tremula and possibly other Populus species. They feed within rolled leaves.

References

Epinotia maculana Wikipedia