Eucosma fulvana

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Eucosma fulvana
Fig. 35 male
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Eucosma
Species:
E. fulvana
Binomial name
Eucosma fulvana
Stephens, 1834

Eucosma fulvana is a species of moth, belonging to the genus Eucosma.[1]

Figs. 6 larva after final moult

It is native to Europe.[1] where it has a limited distribution (from Great Britain, Germany, Estonia and the Nordic countries except Iceland). Julius von Kennel provides a full description.[2] The larvae feed on the flower heads of Centaurea spp.

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