Epiblema sticticana

Epiblema sticticana
	With opened wings
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Epiblema
Species:	E. sticticana
Binomial name
	Epiblema sticticana; (Duponchel, in Godart, 1842)
Synonyms
	Pyralis sticticana Fabricius, 1794 ; Pyralis brunichana Fabricius, 1787 ; Epiblema brunichiana Hubner, [1825] ; Eucosma farfarae T. B. Fletcher, 1938 ; Epiblema kemnerana Lewin, 1942 ; Epiblema melstediana Larsen, 1927 ; Grapholitha quadratana Eversmann, 1844 ;

Epiblema sticticana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae described by Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel in 1842.

Description[]

The wingspan is 15–20 mm.^[2] Forewings show a subquadrate large whitish dorsal blotch and a light brown colouration.^[3] These moths are very similar to Epiblema scutulana and Epiblema cirsiana,^[2]^[4] but they are generally browner and lighter.^[2]

Biology[]

The larvae feed on coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara), winter heliotrope (Petasites fragrans), greater burdock (Arctium lappa), marsh thistle (Cirsium palustre), musk thistle (Carduus nutans) and spear thistle (Cirsium vulgare).^[2]^[4] They initially feed in the roots, but later in the flower lower stems.^[2] Adults are on wing from May to June.^[2]

Distribution and habitat[]

This species can be found in almost all of Europe, as well as the eastern Palearctic realm and the Near East.^[1] It mainly occurs in waste grounds, rough meadows, damp grounds and coastal areas.^[2]

References[]

^ ^a ^b Fauna Europaea
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g UKMoths
^ British Lepidoptera
^ ^a ^b "Microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-29. Retrieved 2011-09-21.

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[fb-1] Fauna Europaea

[fa-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g UKMoths

[3] British Lepidoptera

[fc-4] "Microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-29. Retrieved 2011-09-21.

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