Tortricidae : Olethreutinae
Epiblema cirsiana
EPIBLEMA cirsiana (Zeller 1843)
Epiblema cirsiana
EPIBLEMA cirsiana (Zeller 1843)
Life Cycle Guide-Imago Only
Description
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 -
Habitat: Grassland areas : Woodland : Marshes
Similar Species:-
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.
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
- Least Concern
- Tortrix cirsiana Zeller, 1843
- Phalaena foenella Linnaeus, 1758
- Not Specified
Habitat: Grassland areas : Woodland : Marshes
Similar Species:-
- Epiblema cnicicolana Zeller, 1847
- Epiblema sticticana Fabricius, 1794
- Epiblema cnicicolana Zeller, 1847
- Epiblema scutulana ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
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.
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.
- Asteraceae - Compositae - Aster-Daisy - Sunflower Family
- Centaura nigra - Lesser Knapweed - Common Knapweed
- Cirsium palustre - Marsh Thistle
Larval Food Plants
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Taxonomy
Kingdom:
Subkingdom: Phylum: Subphylum: Class: Order: Superfamily: Family: Subfamily: Tribe: Genus: Accepted Species Name: Type Species - EPIBLEMA: Original Species Name: Literary Ref: Type Locality: |
Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Tortricoidea Tortricidae Olethreutinae Eucosmini EPIBLEMA Hübner, [1825] Epiblema cirsiana (Zeller, 1843) - Phalaena foenella Linnaeus, 1758 - TORTRIX cirsiana Zeller, 1843 = luctuosanum auct. = Epiblema cirsianum = Epiblema circiana Pierce & Metcalfe, 1922 - Entomologische Zeitung. V.4 1843 : Title Page : p.150 Tortrix (Paedisca) cirsiana - Not Specified |