Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Section Cossina Scientific name Epinotia signatana | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Family Tortricidae Rank Species | |
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Similar Epinotia mercuriana, Epinotia cruciana, Epinotia nanana, Epinotia solandriana, Epinotia ramella | ||
Epinotia signatana is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found from England and Scandinavia to the Mediterranean Sea, to eastern Russia, China (Jilin, Shaanxi), Korea, Burma and Japan.
The wingspan is 14–16 mm. Adults are on wing in June and July.
The larvae feed on Prunus spinosa, Prunus avium and Prunus padus. It has also been recorded from Prunus cerasus, Crataegus and Malus sylvestris. Larvae feed in a folded leaf or a spun shoot of the host plant.
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