Eana osseana

Eana osseana

Eana osseana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Section:	Cossina
Family:	Tortricidae
Subfamily:	Tortricinae
Tribe:	Cnephasiini
Genus:	Eana
Species:	E. osseana
Binomial name
*Eana osseana* (Scopoli, 1763)^[1]
Synonyms
Phalaena osseana Scopoli, 1763 Cnephasia (Ablabia) osseana r. alpicola Ral, 1953 Cnephasia (Ablabia) osseana var. alpicolana Ral, 1953 Tinea angulella Thunberg & Wenner, 1794 Eana darvaza batangiana Razowski, 1965 Cnephasia biformana Hauder, 1913 Tortrix boreana Zetterstedt, 1839 Cnephasia (Ablabia) osseana r. borreoni Ral, 1953 Cnephasia cantiana Curtis, 1826 Nephodesme osseana darvaza Obraztsov, 1943 Ablabia osseana ab. impunctana Strand, 1901 Sciaphila niveosana Packard, 1866 Cnephasia pallida Muller-Rutz, 1920 Tortrix pratana Hubner, [1811-1813] Cnephasia (Ablabia) osseana r. ratana Ral, 1953 Cnephasia (Ablabia) ossesana f. pseudolongana Ral, 1953 Tortrix quadripunctana Haworth, [1811] Aphelia quadripunetata Wood & Westwood, 1852 Cnephasia (Ablabia) osseana f. solfatarana Ral, 1953 Tortrix steineriana var. stelviana Milliere, 1874

Eana osseana, common name dotted shade, is a moth of the family Tortricidae.

Description

Eana osseana has a wingspan reaching 16–23 millimetres (0.63–0.91 in). The basic coloration is pale brown, with a few obscure brown markings. Adults fly from June to August and they are attracted to light. The larvae live within a silken tube. They are polyphagous, feeding on many herbaceous plants, grasses and mosses.

Distribution and habitat

This species is widespread in most of Europe, in the East Palearctic ecozone and in the Nearctic ecozone. It prefers grassland, downland and moorland.

References

↑ Baixeras, J.; Brown, J.W. & Gilligan, T.M. (2009a): Online World Catalogue of the Tortricidae – Eana genus account.

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Scopoli, J. A. (1763): Entomologia Carniolica exhibens insecta Carnioliae indigena et distributa in ordines, genera, species, varietates. Methodo Linnaeana. 1-421. Vindobonae

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