Eucosma subvittana, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki
Eucosma cana (Haworth, 1811)
MOTH INFO
Eucosma subvittana is a moth of the family Tortricidae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Eucosma subvittana (Staudinger, 1892)
Common name
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Classification
Superfamily: Tortricoidea > Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Olethreutinae > Tribus: Eucosmini > Genus: Eucosma
Wingspan
15-19 mm
Habitat
Dry and warm areas, coastal areas, phrygana.
Food plant
Unknown. Aarvik and Berggren suggest that food plant could be Galactites tomentosus (see lepiforum.org). The species is often observed on the plant (see gallery photos).
Flight period
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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Notes
The identification of the depicted species as Eucosma cana was corrected on 2/4/2025 to Eucosma subvittana.
