Eana penziana

Eana penziana
Eana penziana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Section: Cossina
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Eana
Species: E. penziana
Binomial name
Eana penziana
(Thunberg & Becklin, 1791)
Synonyms
  • Tortrix penziana Thunberg & Becklin, 1791
  • Eana penzeana (misspelling)
  • Cnephasia (Nephodesme) penziana race alpestris Ral, 1953
  • Eana penziana f. amseli Razowski, 1959
  • Cnephasia bellana Curtis, 1826
  • Sciaphila penziana colquhounana Doubleday, 1850
  • Cnephasia colquhounana Barret, 1884
  • Nephodesme conspersana Hubner, [1825] 1816
  • Sciaphila diurneana Guenee, 1845
  • Eana penziana fiorana Razowski, 1959
  • Cnephasia (Nephodesme) penziana form ind. livonica Ral, 1953
  • Cnephasia pentziana Schawerda, 1929
  • Eana viridescens Razowski, 1959

Eana penziana, Pentz’s tortrix, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in most of Europe, east to the eastern part of the Palearctic ecozone. It is also found in the Near East.

The wingspan is 18–25 mm for males and 24–28 mm for females. Adults of subspecies bellana are on wing from June to July. Adults of subspecies colquhounana are on wing in May and again in August and September in two generations.

The larvae of subspecies bellana feed on Festuca ovina and the larvae of colquhounana feed on Plantago maritima and Armeria maritima. Other foodplants include Sempervivum, Euphrasia, Saxifraga, Lotus and Festuca ovina.

Subspecies

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