Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) ➔ Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods) ➔ Class Insecta (Insects) ➔ Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and moths) ➔ Family Tortricidae (Leafroller moths)
Epinotia solandriana (Linnaeus, 1758)
Variable Bell
Synonyms and other combinations:
Phalaena solandriana Linnaeus, 1758 [original combination] | Pyralis trapezana Fabricius, 1787 | Tortrix rhenana Thunberg & Becklin, 1791 | Tortrix semimaculana Hübner, 1793 | Pyralis rusticana Fabricius, 1794 | Tortrix ratana Hübner, 1813 | Tortrix parmatana Hübner, 1817 | Tortrix rattana Froelich, 1828 | Tortrix semilunana Froelich, 1828 | Epinotia centrostriana (Sheldon, 1935) | Epinotia griseana (Sheldon, 1935) | Epinotia rufana (Sheldon, 1935) | Epinotia variegata (Sheldon, 1935) | Epinotia variegatastriana (Sheldon, 1935) | Epinotia albosinuana (Grabe, 1944) | Epinotia fuscosolandriana (Grabe, 1944) | Epinotia fuscotrapezana (Grabe, 1944) | Epinotia ochreotrapezana (Grabe, 1944) | Epinotia rufosinuana (Grabe, 1944) |
Classification:
Epinotia solandriana belongs to the subfamily Olethreutinae, tribe Eucosmini.Distribution:
In large parts of Europe.Habitat:
Woodland and scrubby habitats.Description:
The moths have a wingspan of 16 - 22 mm. They are quite variable in color and show often a contrasting dorsal blotch with triangular shape darker or paler than the basis color.Biology:
Adults of Epinotia solandriana fly with a peak in July and August. The moths are attracted by light.Caterpillars can be found in May. They feed in a rolled leaf. Known host plants of the caterpillars are hazel (Corylus), birch (Betula) and willow (Salix)
Note:
Epinotia solandriana is a quite variable species!References, further reading, links:
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- Acroclita subsequana
- Adoxophyes orana
- Aethes sanguinana
- Aethes sp.
- Agapeta hamana
- Aleimma loeflingiana
- Ancylis badiana
- Ancylis laetana
- Ancylis mitterbacheriana
- Ancylis unculana
- Aphelia sp.
- Apotomis betuletana
- Apotomis turbidana
- Archips crataegana
- Archips podana
- Archips rosana
- Archips xylosteana
- Capua vulgana
- Celypha lacunana
- Clepsis coriacanus
- Cnephasia communana
- Cydia amplana
- Cydia strobilella
- Dichrorampha sp.
- Epagoge grotiana
- Epiblema sticticana
- Epinotia immundana
- Epinotia ramella
- Epinotia solandriana
- Epinotia tenerana
- Eucosma cana
- Eulia ministrana
- Grapholita compositella
- Grapholita jungiella
- Gypsonoma sociana/dealbana
- Hedya nubiferana
- Lathronympha strigana
- Metendothenia atropunctana
- Notocelia uddmanniana
- Olethreutes arcuella
- Orthotaenia undulana
- Pammene aurana
- Pandemis cerasana
- Pandemis cinnamomeana
- Pseudargyrotoza conwagana
- Ptycholoma lecheana
- Syndemis musculana
- Tortricidae sp.
- Tortricodes alternella
- Tortrix viridana
- Zeiraphera isertana