Epinotia demarniana
Epinotia demarniana is a moth of the family Tortricidae found in most of Europe (except Iceland, Ireland, Portugal, Ukraine, and most of the Balkan Peninsula), east to the eastern part of the Palearctic realm.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Epinotia |
| Species: | E. demarniana |
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Epinotia demarniana has a wingspan of 12 to 22[4] mm.
The larvae feed within the catkins of birch (Betula), alder (Alnus) and goat willow (Salix caprea).[1] Pupation takes place on the ground in a cocoon amongst leaf litter. Adults are on wing from June to July.
References
- UK Moths
- Norfolk Moths
- Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure (PESI)
- "Microlepidoptera.nl (Dutch), info is in the sidebox on the left". Archived from the original on 2014-07-01. Retrieved 2013-11-07.
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