Eana osseana

Eana osseana
Eana osseana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Section: Cossina
Family: Tortricidae
Subfamily: Tortricinae
Tribe: Cnephasiini
Genus: Eana
Species: E. osseana
Binomial name
Eana osseana
(Scopoli, 1763)[1]
Synonyms
  • Phalaena osseana Scopoli, 1763
  • Cnephasia (Ablabia) osseana r. alpicola Ral, 1953
  • Cnephasia (Ablabia) osseana var. alpicolana Ral, 1953
  • Tinea angulella Thunberg & Wenner, 1794
  • Eana darvaza batangiana Razowski, 1965
  • Cnephasia biformana Hauder, 1913
  • Tortrix boreana Zetterstedt, 1839
  • Cnephasia (Ablabia) osseana r. borreoni Ral, 1953
  • Cnephasia cantiana Curtis, 1826
  • Nephodesme osseana darvaza Obraztsov, 1943
  • Ablabia osseana ab. impunctana Strand, 1901
  • Sciaphila niveosana Packard, 1866
  • Cnephasia pallida Muller-Rutz, 1920
  • Tortrix pratana Hubner, [1811-1813]
  • Cnephasia (Ablabia) osseana r. ratana Ral, 1953
  • Cnephasia (Ablabia) ossesana f. pseudolongana Ral, 1953
  • Tortrix quadripunctana Haworth, [1811]
  • Aphelia quadripunetata Wood & Westwood, 1852
  • Cnephasia (Ablabia) osseana f. solfatarana Ral, 1953
  • Tortrix steineriana var. stelviana Milliere, 1874

Eana osseana, common name dotted shade, is a moth of the family Tortricidae.

Description

Eana osseana has a wingspan reaching 16–23 millimetres (0.63–0.91 in). The basic coloration is pale brown, with a few obscure brown markings. Adults fly from June to August and they are attracted to light. The larvae live within a silken tube. They are polyphagous, feeding on many herbaceous plants, grasses and mosses.

Distribution and habitat

This species is widespread in most of Europe, in the East Palearctic ecozone and in the Nearctic ecozone. It prefers grassland, downland and moorland.

References

  1. ↑ Baixeras, J.; Brown, J.W. & Gilligan, T.M. (2009a): Online World Catalogue of the Tortricidae – Eana genus account.
Wikispecies has information related to: Eana osseana
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Eana osseana.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/9/2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.