Tortricidae : Tortricinae
Epagoge grotiana
EPAGOGE grotiana (Fabricius, 1781)
Epagoge grotiana
EPAGOGE grotiana (Fabricius, 1781)
Life Cycle Guide
Description
Vernacular Name: Brown-barred Tortrix
Wingspan: 13-17mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - less Portugal and some Mediterranean Islands
UK Distribution: Southern England and Wales - Common and well distributed : Northern England - very local : Scotland - Rare
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Woodland : Hedgerows : Sandhills
Similar Species -
Overwinters as: Larva
Observations: The moth has yellowish frown forewings with reddish brown speckling and a brown basal patch. There is a brown "V" shaped band across the median area which is widest at the dorsum.A square patch on the costa just before the apex completes the moth markings.
The wings are curved at the costa and the termen and the apex is pointed.
The moth flies and dawn and is attracted to light.
Wingspan: 13-17mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - less Portugal and some Mediterranean Islands
UK Distribution: Southern England and Wales - Common and well distributed : Northern England - very local : Scotland - Rare
UK Conservation Status -
- Common = > 300 10km squares
- Least Concern
- Pyralis grotiana (Fabricius, 1781)
- Tortrix flavana Hübner, 1799
- Germany: Hamburg ("Hamburgi")
Habitat: Woodland : Hedgerows : Sandhills
Similar Species -
- None
Overwinters as: Larva
Observations: The moth has yellowish frown forewings with reddish brown speckling and a brown basal patch. There is a brown "V" shaped band across the median area which is widest at the dorsum.A square patch on the costa just before the apex completes the moth markings.
The wings are curved at the costa and the termen and the apex is pointed.
The moth flies and dawn and is attracted to light.
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Larval Food Plants Worldwide
Note - Plants hyperlinked in red below take the visitor to the relevant plant page on"Plants for a Future" website
where further information like photos,physical
characteristics,habitats,edible uses,medicinal
uses,cultivation,propagation,range,height etc. are clearly listed.
- Plant Families - in bold red below takes the visitor to the relevant "Lepi-plants" page where other butterflies & moths using the plants below are listed.
- Asteraceae - Compositae - Aster-Daisy - Sunflower Family
- Petasites albus - Butterbur
- Ericaceae - Heather Family
- Vaccinium myrtilus - Bilberry - Blue Whortleberry
- Rosaceae - The Rose Family
- Crataegus monogyna - Hawthorn
- Rubus fruticosus - Bramble - Blackberry
- Note - Larvae also feed on the following plant families
- Betulaceae - Betula - Birch
- Caprifoliaceae - Sambucus - Elderberry
- Fabaceae - Leguminosea - Medicago - Medick
- Fagaceae - Quercus - Oak
- Rosaceae - Rosa - Rose
- Note - Larvae also feed on the following plant families
Larval Food Plants
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Taxonomy
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Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Tortricoidea Tortricidae Tortricinae Ramapesiini EPAGOGE Hübner, [1825] Epagoge grotiana (Fabricius, 1781) - Tortrix flavana Hübner, 1799 - PYRALIS grotiana (Fabricius, 1781) = Epagoge gnomana Hübner 1825 = Lozotaenia ochreana Stephens, 1834 = Dichelia amasiana Caradja, 1916 - Species insectorvm exhibentes eorvm differentias specificas, synonyma avctorvm, loca natalia, metamorphosin adiectis observationibvs, descriptionibvs. Tom. II. - pp. [1], 1-517. Hambvrgi, Kilonii. (Bohn) : Title Page : - p.508 - Germany: Hamburg ("Hamburgi") |