Eucosma wimmerana

Eucosma wimmerana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Eucosma
Species: E. wimmerana
Binomial name
Eucosma wimmerana
(Treitschke, 1835)[1]
Synonyms
  • Grapholitha wimmerana Treitschke, 1835
  • Semasia gracilis Filipjev, 1924
  • Grapholitha incana Lienig & Zeller, 1846
  • Grapholitha maritimana Walker, 1863
  • Grapholitha wimmeriana Lederer, 1859

Eucosma wimmerana is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in China (Tianjin, Hebei, Henan, Shaanxi, Gansu, Xinjiang), Mongolia, Japan, Russia, Kazakhstan[2] and Europe, where it has been recorded from Sicily, France, the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, the Baltic region, Slovenia and Romania.[3]

The wingspan is 14–17 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July.[4]

The larvae feed on Artemisia campestris and Artemisia dracunculus. Larval feeding results in gall formation. The gall has the form of a swelling of the apical part of the main shoot. The larvae have a yellowish or reddish body and blackish brown head. Pupation takes place within the gall or in the soil.[5] Larvae can be found from September to May.

References

  1. ↑ tortricidae.com
  2. ↑ Catalogue of Eucosmini from China (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)
  3. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  4. ↑ European Butterflies and Moths
  5. ↑ bladmineerders.nl
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