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Eucosma conterminana

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Species of moth

Eucosma conterminana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Eucosma
Species: E. conterminana
Binomial name
Eucosma conterminana
(Guenée, 1845)
Synonyms
  • Catoptria conterminana Guenée, 1845

Eucosma conterminana, the lettuce tortricid, is a moth of the family Tortricidae.

Description

Dorsal view

The wingspan is 15–19 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August.

The larvae feed on the Lactuca serriola, Lactuca vireola and other Lactuca species.

Distribution

E. conterminana is found in Europe, from the Baltic region to the Caucasus, in the Trans-Caucasus, Kazakhstan, Asia Minor, from central Asia to southern Siberia and in China and Mongolia.

References

  1. tortricidae.com

External links

Taxon identifiers
Eucosma conterminana


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