Epinotia_subsequana

<i>Epinotia subsequana</i>

Epinotia subsequana

Species of moth

Epinotia subsequana, also known as the dark spruce moth, is a species of moth belonging to the family Tortricidae.[1] It was described by the English entomologist, Adrian Hardy Haworth in 1811 and is native to Europe.[1]

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Description

The forewings are fuscous, posteriorly ferruginous tinged. The costa is strigulated with whitish and dark fuscous. The basal patch has an obtusely angulated edge , and the central fascia is dilated in disc. Both are mixed with dark fuscous . The ocellus is edged with leaden metallic, including several black dashes. The hindwings are white base with the veins, termen, and an apical patch grey.The larva is yellowish green; head and plate of 2 black.[2]

The larvae mine the needles of conifers, including silver fir (Abies alba), grand fir (Abies grandis) and Norway spruce (Picea abies).[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "Epinotia subsequana (Haworth, 1811)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  2. [2]
    Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
  3. [3]
    Ellis, W N. "Epinotia subsequana (Haworth, 1811) dark spruce bell". Plant Parasites of Europa. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
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