Epiblema graphana

Epiblema graphana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Spain, France, Germany, the Benelux, Denmark, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, the Baltic region, Albania, Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Slovenia, North Macedonia, Greece, the Near East,[2] Russia, Kazakhstan, Iran, Afghanistan and China.[3]

Epiblema graphana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Genus:
Epiblema
Species:
E. graphana
Binomial name
Epiblema graphana
Synonyms
  • Paedisca graphana Treitschke, 1835
  • Epiblema graphanum
  • Grapholitha pierretana Duponchel, in Godart, 1836

The wingspan is 12–15 mm. Adults are on wing from May to September in two generations in western Europe.

The larvae feed on Achillea millefolium and Artemisia species.[4]

References
  1. tortricidae.com
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. Catalogue of Eucosmini from China (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)
  4. LOT Moths and Butterflies


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