| Eucosma pupillana | |
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| A live individual | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Eucosma |
| Species: | E. pupillana |
| Binomial name | |
| Eucosma pupillana (Clerck, 1759) | |
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Eucosma pupillana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae.
Description
The wingspan is 14–19 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from July to August in Europe.
The larvae feed on Artemisia absinthium. They feed inside the stems and roots of their host plant.
Distribution
This species can be found in Great Britain, Spain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Austria, Switzerland, Italy included Sicily, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Poland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, the Baltic region, Russia (Ural Mountains), Asia Minor, Iran, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and China (Heilongjiang, Shaanxi, Qinghai, Xinjiang).
References
- Tortricidae.com
- Hantsmoths
- Fauna Europaea
- Trematerra, P., 2010: Clepsis trifasciata sp. n. with notes on some Lepidoptera Tortricidae from Kirgizstan. Journal of Entomological and Acarological Research Serie II 42 (1): 1-10. Abstract and full article:
- Catalogue of Eucosmini from China (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)
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| Eucosma pupillana |
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