Tortricidae : Olethreutinae
Epinotia cinereana
EPINOTIA cinereana (Haworth,1811)
Epinotia cinereana
EPINOTIA cinereana (Haworth,1811)
Life Cycle Guide
Description
Vernacular Name: Grey Aspen Bell
Wingspan: 12-17mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe(not Portugal,Ukraine,Iceland and some Mediterranean Islands) : Near East : Eastern Palearctic Ecozone : N America
UK Distribution: Common and well distributed throughout Britain
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Woodland : Parkland : Heathland : River banks : Gardens
Similar Species -
Overwinters as: Ovum
Observations: The moth tends to be variable and has a number of forms. The moth has a basal patch in blackish grey which finishes approximately at the antemedian line and is pointed midway between costa and dorsum.
The remainder of the forewing is a series of markings in grey and white.
The f.cinereana which may be considered a separate species, is mixed with markings in grey,white and black and is considered to require the presence of Aspen.
The f.decorana has a wide median band in orange.
The moth flies at dusk and is attracted to light.
Wingspan: 12-17mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe(not Portugal,Ukraine,Iceland and some Mediterranean Islands) : Near East : Eastern Palearctic Ecozone : N America
UK Distribution: Common and well distributed throughout Britain
UK Conservation Status -
- Common = >300 10Km Squares
- Least Concern
- Epinotia cinereana (Haworth, 1811)
- Phalaena similana Hübner, 1793
- Not Specified
Habitat: Woodland : Parkland : Heathland : River banks : Gardens
Similar Species -
- None
Overwinters as: Ovum
Observations: The moth tends to be variable and has a number of forms. The moth has a basal patch in blackish grey which finishes approximately at the antemedian line and is pointed midway between costa and dorsum.
The remainder of the forewing is a series of markings in grey and white.
The f.cinereana which may be considered a separate species, is mixed with markings in grey,white and black and is considered to require the presence of Aspen.
The f.decorana has a wide median band in orange.
The moth flies at dusk 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.
- Betulaceae - The Birch Family
- Betula alleghaniensis - Yellow Birch
- Betula papyrifera - Paper Birch
- Salicaceae - Willow Family
- Populus balsamifera - Balsam Poplar
- Populus deltoides - Eastern Cottonwood
- Populus tremula - Aspen Poplar
- Populus tremuloides - American Aspen-Poplar
Taxonomy
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Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Tortricoidea Tortricidae Olethreutinae Eucosmini EPINOTIA Hübner, [1825] Epinotia cinereana (Haworth, 1811) - Phalaena similana Hübner, 1793 - Lepidoptera Britannica (4): Title Page : p.451 - n.183 - |