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Epagoge grotiana, common name brown-barred tortrix, is a moth of the family Tortricidae, first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1781.[2]

Epagoge grotiana
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Division:	Ditrysia
Section:	Cossina
Family:	Tortricidae
Subfamily:	Tortricinae
Tribe:	Ramapesiini
Genus:	Epagoge
Species:	E. grotiana
Binomial name
Epagoge grotiana (Fabricius, 1781)[1]
Synonyms
List Pyralis grotiana Fabricius, 1781 Dichelia grotiana var. amasiana Caradja, 1916 artificana Herrich-Schaffer, 1847 Tortrix (Argyrotosa) artificana Herrich-Schaffer, 1851 Tortrix flavana Hubner, [1796-1799]

Description

Epagoge grotiana has a wingspan of about 13–17 millimetres (0.51–0.67 in).[3][4] Forewings have a yellowish ochreous ground colour with brown markings. Adults are on wing from June to August and are active around dusk and at dawn.[4][5] The larvae mainly feed on oak, Crataegus and Rubus species.[4] They live within a rolled leaf, where they also overwinter.[3][5]

Distribution and habitat

This species can be found in most of Europe and in the Near East.[6] It mainly occurs in deciduous woodlands and on sand-dunes.[4]

References

External links

• Lepiforum.de
• Norfolk Moths

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