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Eucosma conterminana

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Eucosma conterminana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Eucosma
Species:
E. conterminana
Binomial name
Eucosma conterminana
(Guenée, 1845)[1]
Synonyms
  • Catoptria conterminana Guenée, 1845

Eucosma conterminana, the lettuce tortricid, is a moth of the family Tortricidae.

Description

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Dorsal view

The wingspan is 15–19 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August.

The larvae feed on the Lactuca serriola, Lactuca vireola and other Lactuca species.

Distribution

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E. conterminana is found in Europe, from the Baltic region to the Caucasus, in the Trans-Caucasus, Kazakhstan, Asia Minor, from central Asia to southern Siberia and in China and Mongolia.

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