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Epinotia signatana

Synonyms: Eucosma signatana; Grapholitha kroesmanniana; Grapholitha padana; Sericoris signatana (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Epinotia signatana is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found from England and Scandinavia to the Mediterranean Sea, to eastern Russia, China (Jilin, Shaanxi), Korea, Burma and Japan. The wingspan is 14–16 mm. Adults are on wing in June and July. The larvae feed on Prunus spinosa, Prunus avium and Prunus padus. It has also been recorded from Prunus cerasus, Crataegus and Malus sylvestris. Larvae feed in a folded leaf or a spun shoot of the host plant.
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Blean Complex 1286 England, United Kingdom
Morecambe Bay 151985 England, United Kingdom

Prey / Diet

Malus sylvestris (Crab Apple)[1]
Prunus padus (Bird Cherry)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

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External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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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