Epinotia signatana
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- "Steganoptycha signatana" redirects here. As incorrectly used by Walsingham, this name refers to Crocidosema plebejana.
| Epinotia signatana | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Section: | Cossina |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Epinotia |
| Species: | E. signatana |
| Binomial name | |
| Epinotia signatana (Douglas, 1845) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Steganoptycha signatana Douglas, 1845 | |
Epinotia signatana is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found from England and Scandinavia to the Mediterranean Sea, to eastern Russia 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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