Lobesia fuligana is a moth belonging to the family Tortricidae. The species was first described by Adrian Hardy Haworth in 1811.[2] It is found in Europe.
The wingspan is 10-13 mm. The forewings are ochreous-whitish, strigulated with dark fuscous.The basal patch, the central fascia, and a terminal fascia which is narrowed to the tornus are dark brown. The hindwings are grey. The larva is blue-green ; head and plate of 2 yellowish-brown:[3]
This species is bivoltine flying in two generations in May and again in July-August. They are active at dusk.
The larva lives in spun shoots on: Echium vulgare, Anchusa officinalis, Artemesia and Cirsium arvense. Pupation takes places in a cocoon, spun amongst surface litter.
^Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Lobesia fuligana". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
^Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Lobesia fuligana". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
^Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
Lobesiafuligana is a moth belonging to the family Tortricidae. The species was first described by Adrian Hardy Haworth in 1811. It is found in Europe...
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