Eupoecilia ambiguella
Eupoecilia ambiguella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Eupoecilia |
Species: | E. ambiguella
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Binomial name | |
Eupoecilia ambiguella | |
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Eupoecilia ambiguella, the vine moth, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Europe, China (Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guizhou, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Sichuan, Tianjin, Xinjiang, Yunnan, Zhejiang), India, Japan, Korea, Mongolia and the Russian Far East.[2]
The wingspan is 12–15 mm. The moth flies from May to August.
The larvae mainly feed on dogwood, Rhamnus frangula, Hedera helix, Rhamnus cathartica, grape and honeysuckle. The species is considered a pest for grapes.
References[]
- ^ tortricidae.com
- ^ Zhang, Xu & Hou-Hun Li, 2008, Zootaxa 1692: 55-68 [1]
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Categories:
- Eupoecilia
- Moths described in 1796
- Grape pest insects
- Moths of Japan
- Tortricidae of Europe
- Insects of Turkey
- Taxa named by Jacob Hübner
- Cochylini stubs