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Similar Epinotia mercuriana, Epinotia cedricida, Epinotia cruciana, Epiblema graphana, Epinotia bilunana | ||
Epinotia thapsiana is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1847. It is found in the Netherlands, France, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Serbia, the Republic of Macedonia, Albania, Greece, Russia, Asia Minor, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Tadzhikistan, Turkmenistan, China (Tianjin, Zhejiang, Anhui, Guizhou, Shaanxi) and Korea.
The wingspan is 13–16 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June and again from July to August in two generations per year.
The larvae feed on various herbaceous plants, including Thapsia, Ferrula, Crithmum, Ligustrum, Laserpitium and Foeniculum species.
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