Endothenia oblongana, Crete - photo © Paul Hopkins
Endothenia oblongana (Haworth, 1811)
MOTH INFO
Endothenia oblongana
is a moth of the family Tortricidae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Endothenia oblongana (Haworth, 1811)
Tortrix oblongana (Haworth, 1811)
Common name
Downland Marble
Classification
Superfamily: Tortricoidea > Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Olethreutinae > Tribus: Endothenini > Genus: Endothenia
Wingspan
11-15 mm
Habitat
Meadows, dry pastures, downland, and wasteland.
Flight period
The probably polyphagous larva feeds on the rootstock of various plants, i.e. Plantaginaceae (Plantago lanceolata), Dipsacaceae (Dipsacus fullonum, Scabiosa, Knautia), Labiatae (Stachys), Compositae (Centaurea, Cirsium).
Flight period
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