Epinotia immundana (Fischer von Röslerstamm, 1839) Species
Last modified: May 22, 2024, 5:07 p.m.
A rather common species in Belgium, especially in the northern part.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Olethreutinae > Tribus: Eucosmini > Genus: Epinotia > Species: Epinotia immundana
- Vernacular names
- Elzenoogbladroller (NL), Common Birch Bell, Birch Tortrix (EN), Kleiner Erlen-Blattwickler (DE)
- Synonyms
- Epinotia triquetrana sensu auct.
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1844. Énumération des insectes Lépidoptères de la Belgique. — Mémoires de la Société royale des Sciences de Liége 2: 1–35. On page 21 (as triquetrana). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 12–14 mm. A quite variable species, with a cream-white dorsal triangular patch, often obscured.
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Specimens in nature
Bionomics
From autumn till spring the larva lives in a male catkin, causing it to deform somewhat. Later the larva moves to a developing bud. They pupate in a cocoon on the ground.
The adults come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in two generations a year from April till early October. The first generation is the most numerous with a peak in May.
Habitat
It inhabits gardens, parks, woodland, heatland and downland.
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