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Epiblema cirsiana

Synonyms: Grapholitha cirsiana; Tortrix cirsiana (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Epiblema cirsiana, the knapweed bell, is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Great Britain, Fennoscandia, northern Russia, Estonia, Latvia, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Romania. The wingspan is 12–23 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June. The larvae feed on Cirsium palustre and Centaurea nigra. They feed in the stems and roots of their host plant.
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Protected Areas

Ecosystems

Prey / Diet

Carduus macrocephalus[1]
Centaurea nigra (Lesser Knapweed)[1]
Cirsium arvense (Creeping Thistle)[2]
Cirsium palustre (Marsh Thistle)[2]
Cirsium vulgare (Spear Thistle)[2]

Prey / Diet Overlap

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Predators

Campoplex molestus[2]
Glypta similis[2]

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Campoplex molestus[2]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
2Ecology of Commanster
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0