Tortricidae : Tortricinae
Eupoecilia angustana
EUPOECILIA angustana (Hübner, [1799])
Subspecies
E.a.thuleana Vaughan, 1880 - confined to Shetland
Eupoecilia angustana
EUPOECILIA angustana (Hübner, [1799])
Subspecies
E.a.thuleana Vaughan, 1880 - confined to Shetland
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Life Cycle Guide
Description
Vernacular Name: Marbled Conch
Wingspan: 11-15mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - excluding (Azores,Balearic Is.,Canary Is.,Channel Is.,Crete,Croatia,Cyprus,Greece,Madeira,Malta,Portugal,
Sardinia & Sicily) : southern part of the Urals : China - Anhui, Beijing, Gansu, Heilongijiang, Henan, Jilin, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi : Japan : Korea
UK Distribution: Common throughout the British Isles
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Open Woodland : Moorland : Heathland : Downland : Meadows
Similar Species -
Overwinters as: Larva
Observations: The forewings are white with patches of orangey brown suffusion and a median fascia in black and brown which is tapered half way across the forewing.the subterminal fascia is also made up of black and brown mixture.
Although similar to E.ambiguella and the Shetland subspecies E.a.thuleana the median fascia is narrower than the similar species and more diffused.
The moth can be seen flying in warm afternoons and is attracted to light.
Wingspan: 11-15mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - excluding (Azores,Balearic Is.,Canary Is.,Channel Is.,Crete,Croatia,Cyprus,Greece,Madeira,Malta,Portugal,
Sardinia & Sicily) : southern part of the Urals : China - Anhui, Beijing, Gansu, Heilongijiang, Henan, Jilin, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi : Japan : Korea
UK Distribution: Common throughout the British Isles
UK Conservation Status -
- Common = > 300 10km squares
- Least Concern
- Tortrix angustana Hübner, 1799
- Tortrix angustana Hübner, 1799
- Europe
Habitat: Open Woodland : Moorland : Heathland : Downland : Meadows
Similar Species -
- Vine Moth - Eupoecilia ambiguella - (Hbner, 1796)
Overwinters as: Larva
Observations: The forewings are white with patches of orangey brown suffusion and a median fascia in black and brown which is tapered half way across the forewing.the subterminal fascia is also made up of black and brown mixture.
Although similar to E.ambiguella and the Shetland subspecies E.a.thuleana the median fascia is narrower than the similar species and more diffused.
The moth can be seen flying in warm afternoons and is attracted to light.
Photo Gallery
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.
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
- Achillea millefolium - Yarrow
- Solidago virgaurea - Goldenrod
- Cornaceae - Dogwood Family
- Cornus sanguinea - Dogwood
- Ericaceae - Heather Family
- Calluna vulgaris - Common Heather - Ling
- Lamiaceae - Labiatae - The Mint Family
- Origanum vulgare - Oregano - Wild Marjoram - Sweet marjoram
- Pinaceae - Pine Family
- Picea sitchensis - Sitka Spruce
- Plantaginaceae - Plantain Family
- Plantago lanceolata - Ribwort Plantain - English Plantain
- Plantago major - Common Plantain
- Note - Larvae also feed on the following plant families
- Lamiaceae - Labiatae - Thymus - Thyme
- Note - Larvae also feed on the following plant families
- Plantago lanceolata - Ribwort Plantain - English Plantain
Larval Food Plants
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Taxonomy
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Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Tortricoidea Tortricidae Tortricinae Cochylini EUPOECILIA Stephens 1829 Eupoecilia angustana (Hübner, [1799]) - Tortrix angustana Hübner, 1799 - TORTRIX angustana (Hübner, [1799]) = Phalaena fasciella Donovan, 1808 = Cochylis cruentana Herrich-Schäffer, 1851 = Euxanthis = Eupoecilia = Cochylis angustana Treitschke, 1829 = Tortrix cruentana Frölich, 1828 = Phalaena fasciella Donovan, 1808 - Sammlung europäischer Schmetterlinge / errichtet von Jacob Hübner in Augsburg. By Hübner, Jacob, 1761-1826 Plates v.6-9 : Lepidoptera V11 : Tortricea 11 : pl. 12 - f. 74 - Europe - E. a. thuleana Vaughan, 1880 - Shetland Only - narrower more pointed forewing,pale brown with indistinct darker brown or reddish brown markings - E.a.f.fasciella Donovan, 1808 - heaths and moors - smaller,white,central cross band without brown |