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Tortricidae : Olethreutinae

Epiblema cirsiana

EPIBLEMA cirsiana (Zeller 1843)
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Venacular Name: Knapweed Bell
Wingspan: 12-19mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - Found in Fennoscandia, northern Russia, Estonia, Latvia, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands,Czech Republic, Slovakia and Romania
UK Distribution: Widespread and common throughout the Britain
UK Conservation Status -
  • Common = >300 10Km Squares
European Conservation Status -
  • Least Concern 
Original Species Name:-
  • Tortrix cirsiana Zeller, 1843
Type Species - Epiblema
  • Phalaena foenella Linnaeus, 1758
Type Locality -
  • Not Specified
Flight Period: May-June-Univoltine-one brood per season
Habitat: Grassland areas : Woodland : Marshes
Similar Species:-
  • Epiblema cnicicolana Zeller, 1847
  • Epiblema sticticana Fabricius, 1794
  • Epiblema cnicicolana Zeller, 1847
  • Epiblema scutulana  ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
Larva: The larvae feed on Common Knapweed Centaura nigra and Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre feeding in the roots and stems of the plants.
Observation: Examination of E. cursiana genitalia is usually required to differentiate between this micro moth and its similar species E. scutulana : E. stricticana : E. cnicicolana.
This moth is found flying during the daytime in damp grassy meadows, woodland paths, rides and clearings.

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Animalia
Eumetozoa
Arthropoda
Hexapoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Tortricoidea
Tortricidae
Olethreutinae
Eucosmini
EPIBLEMA Hübner, [1825]
Epiblema cirsiana (Zeller, 1843)
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Phalaena foenella Linnaeus, 1758
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TORTRIX cirsiana Zeller, 1843
= luctuosanum auct.
= Epiblema cirsianum
= Epiblema circiana Pierce & Metcalfe, 1922
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Entomologische Zeitung. V.4 1843 : Title Page : p.150 Tortrix (Paedisca) cirsiana
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Not Specified