Eucosma cana

Eucosma cana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Eucosma
Species: E. cana
Binomial name
Eucosma cana
(Haworth, 1811)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tortrix cana Haworth, 1811
  • Catoptria carduana Guenee, 1845
  • Pyralis marmorana Fabricius, 1798
  • Tortrix monetulana Hubner, [1814-1817]
  • Grapholitha cana var. subvittana Staudinger, 1892

Eucosma cana, the hoary bell, is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in China (Zhejiang, Fujian, Henan, Guangdong, Yunnan, Shaanxi, Gansu, Xinjiang), Japan, Central Asia, Russia, Kazakhstan and most of Europe.[2][3]

The wingspan is 16–23 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is buffish or greyish with darker longitudinal streaks.[4] Adults are on wing from June to August.[5]

The larvae feed on the flowerheads of Cirsium, Carduus and Centaurea species and can be found from August to May.

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