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Epagoge grotiana
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Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Epaggoge
Species:	E. grotiana
Binomial name
Epagoge grotiana (Fabricius, 1781)
Synonyms
List Pyralis grotiana Fabricius, 1781 Dichelia grotiana var. amasiana Caradja, 1916 artificana Herrich-Schaffer, 1847 Tortrix (Argyrotosa) artificana Herrich-Schaffer, 1851 Tortrix flavana Hubner,

Epagoge grotiana, common name brown-barred tortrix, is a moth of the family Tortricidae, first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1781.

Description

Epagoge grotiana has a wingspan of about 13–17 millimetres (0.51–0.67 in). Forewings have a yellowish ochreous ground colour with brown markings. Adults are on wing from June to August and are active around dusk and at dawn. The larvae mainly feed on oak, Crataegus and Rubus species. They live within a rolled leaf, where they also overwinter.

Distribution and habitat

This species can be found in most of Europe and in the Near East. It mainly occurs in deciduous woodlands and on sand-dunes.

References

1. "EPAGOGE Hubner". Tortricid.net. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
2. "Epagoge grotiana (Fabricius, 1781)". BioLib. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
3. ^ "49.005 [B&F: 1006] Epagoge grotiana (Fabricius, 1781)". Hants Moths. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
4. ^ Kimber, Ian. "Epagoge grotiana (Fabricius, 1781)". UKmoths. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
5. ^ " Epagoge grotiana (Fabricius, 1781)". Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
6. "Epagoge grotiana (Fabricius, 1781)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 3 February 2021.

External links

• Lepiforum.de
• Norfolk Moths

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• Moths of the Middle East
• Tortricidae of Europe
• Taxa named by Johan Christian Fabricius
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