Eana argentana

Eana argentana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Great Britain, Spain, France, Luxembourg, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, North Macedonia, Greece, Norway, Sweden, Finland, the Baltic region and Russia.[2] It is also present in western North America, where it has been recorded from Alaska, Alberta, Arizona, British Columbia, California, Maine, Montana, New Mexico, Washington and Wyoming.[3] The habitat consists of high-elevation open habitats.

Eana argentana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Genus:
Eana
Species:
E. argentana
Binomial name
Eana argentana
(Clerck, 1759)[1]
Synonyms
  • Phalaena argentana Clerck, 1759
  • Cnephasia colossa Caradja, 1916
  • Phalaena (Tortrix) goiiana Linnaeus, 1761
  • Phalaena (Tortrix) gouana Linnaeus, 1767
  • Pyralis govana Fabricius, 1775
  • Eana hungariae Razowski, 1958
  • Tortrix magnana Hubner, [1811-1813]
  • Pyralis margaritalis Hubner, 1796
  • Eana plumbeana Kennel, 1910

The wingspan is 20–26 mm. Adults have uniform whitish forewings.[4] The hindwings are light grey. Adults are on wing from July to August.

The larvae feed on Gramineae species.[5] They feed on the roots of their host plant[6] from within a silken tube. Larvae can be found from May to June. The species overwinters as a first instar larva in a silken shelter.[7]

References
  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. mothphotographersgroup
  4. UKmoths
  5. UKmoths
  6. "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2014-05-27. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
  7. University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum


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